Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul believes that not supplying Formula 1 customer teams with power units, from 2020 on, will help his team in the quest for their ultimate goal: Formula 1 wins and world championship titles. Speaking to Racer in the wake of news that McLaren have signed up with Mercedes for 2021, thus leaving the French manufacturer without customers, Abiteboul explained, 'Not having to deal with any customers simplifies things a lot because you just focus on yourself and that’s it. 'Also, thinking about the dissemination of intellectual property, if we were staying with McLaren I would have had to disclose the external envelope of the engine in the next few weeks, which...
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