Renault F1's Cyril Abiteboul believes the French outfit acted as a benchmark for McLaren last year and indirectly incited the Woking-based team to undergo its transformation. After four very lean years, McLaren has taken a significant step forward in 2019 and is set to conclude its season as F1's top midfield contender. It's still a long road to the front of the grid, but McLaren's progress is undeniable and serves as a validation of the important transformation undergone by the team's management and technical structures in the past 15 months. Asked during Friday's team principal's media conference how he felt about Renault being defeated by its customer team, Abiteboul praised McLaren,...
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