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De Meo: Need for better integration led to Abiteboul exit

Renault boss Luca de Meo says the need to better integrate the manufacturer's Alpine unit led to the exit of former team boss Cyril Abiteboul. The Frenchman who had been at the helm of Renault's F1 outfit since the constructor's return to the grid in 2016 was a surprise casualty of the team's management restructuring and rebranding for 2021. In Bahrain, Sky F1's Ted Kravitz said that his reporting led him to believe that Abiteboul was designated as Renault's fall guy following its failure to secure third place in last season's Constructors' championship. However, according to de Meo, Abiteboul's departure was rooted in Renault's desire to start afresh with Alpine, with a new management...
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