Renault's game plan in F1 calls for the French outfit to bridge the gap with McLaren and Red Bull by the end of this year, and race ahead in 2019. The French manufacturer enjoyed steady progress last season, its second campaign since its return to Grand Prix racing as a works team in 2016. Renault, which concluded its year P6 in the Constructors' standings, expects to move up at least another notch in the mid-field battle but Cyril Abiteboul hopes the team will be snapping at the heels of its customers come November. "We know we have a substantial deficit to Red Bull in terms of chassis – in terms of aerodynamics and mechanical platform," the Renault Sport F1 boss told...
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