Renault fire warning at Red Bull over engine talks

Renault's patience with their primary customer Red Bull is apparently running thin according to Cyril Abiteboul. Red Bull have been very vocal in their criticisms against Renault since their last championship win in 2013, and a possible deal with Honda could be on the cards.

Speaking to Motorsport.com, Abiteboul said that any goodwill that was left between both parties was running out swiftly and that time for any decision was running out for Red Bull.

“I guess they have all the information that they need now. I don’t see why they are going to further delay the decision.
 
“As per the regulations, (the deadline) was May 15, and then we accepted to extend that a little bit on the back of 12 years of good collaboration.
 
“But past a certain point, the offer we made, and that they requested, will not stand. It was Montreal that they wanted to wait for: our new spec, Honda’s new spec.
 
“They have all the information, I see no absolutely no reason to delay that any further.

“We’re already behind, and it’s Renault deciding the timing, not Red Bull.
 
“Usually we speak after a weekend, we don’t do that on Sunday evening, with all the emotions, we let all the testosterone go down a little bit, and we will discuss.
 
“But we will not be able to wait for the sort of timing that they’ve mentioned this weekend.”