Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul admits his team may be a little 'naïve', but doesn't see their lack of influence over customer teams as a bad thing. Currently Renault are down to just one team remaining to supply engines to, that being McLaren, but after 2020 that relationship will be no more with McLaren going back to Mercedes power for 2021. Abiteboul says that Renault haven't at any stage used their position as an engine supplier to influence McLaren or any team, but there is the risk that they could be overshadowed politically now that McLaren are leaving them, while Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda all have deals with multiple teams. But, Renault are now waiting to see what...
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