Progression is a key word at Enstone. After the re-acquisition of the cash-strapped Lotus outfit was finalised in (very) late-2015, the Renault Sport Formula One Team was never going to be an immediate success. But, then again, it never has been. 2016 was an ‘annus horribilis' for the marque – similar to their opening attempt as a works team in Formula 1 in 1977 – a far cry away from the fourth place they achieved on their return in 2002. If anything, 2017 was more comparable to '02 in the regularity of their points finishes – or Nico Hülkenberg‘s points finishes, rather – but 2018 has not yet sparked into life the way a Fernando Alonso-led team did in...
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