Cyril Abiteboul said his role as Renault Formula 1 team principal would remain unchanged despite taking on a new task with the French manufacturer's Alpine sportscar brand. Loss-making Renault, under new chief executive Luca de Meo, have announced a new organisational structure focused on core brands rather than geographical regions, with Abiteboul overseeing one of the four divisions. 'Right now what I have been asked to do is a mission, with a set of proposals, in order to structure a brand,' Abiteboul told reporters in a video conference at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday. 'I´ve not been asked to run the brand. So it is not in any way a permanent appointment whatsoever. That´s what I...
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