Renault Sport F1 Team boss Cyril Abiteboul has praised his outfit's driver development programme, suggesting its influence helped secure seats for  Sergey Sirotkin and Robert Kubica at Williams Martini Racing in 2018. Williams has ended months of speculation as to who would line up alongside Lance Stroll for 2018, with Sirotkin getting the nod over Kubica, the Pole taking the role of test and reserve driver. Speaking to crash.net at the Renault Sport Academy launch, Abiteboul takes Williams' interest in the French manufacturer's former drivers as a compliment. He also has faith that Sirotkin and Kubica's performance in their new roles will reflect kindly on their development at Renault....
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