Renault set to introduce new floor for Belgian Grand Prix

Renault is set to introduce a new floor for the Belgian Grand Prix as well as several other aerodynamic updates. The French team are currently fourth in the constructors and are looking to consolidate their position as best of the rest outside of the top three teams.

Renault has a 16-point advantage over fifth-placed Haas, who themselves have enjoyed a boost in performance coinciding with a new Ferrari power unit upgrade. Renault will be hoping that the new developments they bring to the car at Spa-Francorchamps will help move them clear in the fight for fourth.

"We have a new floor for Spa and some other bodywork parts to go with that, which should be helpful," technical director Nick Chester told Autosport.

"We're in a super tight battle in the midfield. We have to put more performance on the car to have a good fight until the end of the year, but our target is to retain fourth place.

"We're being pushed quite hard and we have a lot of work to do. We can do it, we have a 16-point gap, but one good race can wipe that out, as we saw in Austria.

"The goal is to out-qualify our rivals as that makes things easier, but if we don't, and if we're close, we tend to race well.

"The objective is to find raw car pace but, as long as we're close, we're confident we can out-race our rivals."

The team are also set to test new parts that will be used for their 2019 car as development for next season also becomes critical for all of the teams.

"Most of our resources are now focused in preparing for 2019, which is another important step in the team's progress," Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul explained.

"Before that, we have to keep bringing developments to this year's package to find gains wherever possible.

"We are pushing on with aero developments, and will bring some concepts at upcoming races onto the R.S.18 that are ultimately destined for next year's car."