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Renault wants F1 customers to take its young drivers

Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul says the manufacturer needs to assess how it leverages its engine supply deals to help drivers in its junior scheme make it to Formula 1. For 2018, the French marque has seven up-and-coming drivers in the Renault Sport Academy set-up, led by ART Formula 2 racer Jack Aitken. Renault previously supported the likes of Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen on their way to F1, and Abiteboul explained that in order help its current crop of juniors it would need to look at how it exploits its engine supply deals.  In recent years, Mercedes assisted Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon in finding F1 seats, while Charles Leclerc's Ferrari ties helped him secure...
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