Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost has played down the chances of a team takeover by Renault. Earlier this year, at the height of Red Bull's public spat with the French carmaker, it seemed inevitable that Renault was going to either buy and rebrand the junior outfit Toro Rosso, or quit formula one altogether. But this week, Renault's F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul played down that likelihood. 'We are living through a tough moment,' said Abiteboul. But 'this marriage has all the reason in the world to last. 'So we have to do a better job on-track, but we also have to a better job off-track,' he told F1's official website. At the same time, Red Bull officials have openly declared that, despite their...
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