Aside from sister teams Red Bull and Toro Rosso, over the last couple of years we have seen Ferrari form close ties with Haas and now Alfa Romeo, while Mercedes has a similar bond with Racing Point and Williams. With F1 seeking to introduce a budget cap which would seriously limit resources, it is widely believed that one way around this would be for the bigger teams to forge even closer ties with rivals, essentially forming B-teams. Only last week, Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul, warned that such a move would cause the French manufacturer to reconsider its future in the sport, a claim he reiterated in Melbourne at the weekend. 'It's already a challenge for a team like us to compete against...
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