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Renault was nearly a decade behind F1 rivals - Abiteboul
Renault was nearly a decade behind its Formula 1 rivals when it resumed its works team project, says its managing director Cyril Abiteboul. The former Benetton and Lotus team was Renault owned from 2001-09 and then reacquired ahead of the 2016 season. Although Renault won the 2005 and '06 F1 world championships in the first of those eras and won grands prix as late as '08, Abiteboul says by that time the Enstone facility was already suffering from a lack of investment that would escalate under its subsequent Genii ownership. "There was clearly a lack of investment under previous ownerships," Abiteboul told Motorsport.com. "But also at the end of Renault ownership, in the...
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