Hyundai Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul acknowledges there is still work to do to be a “constant contender against Toyota” despite finishing second and fourth at last week’s Secto Rally Finland.
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The quick turnaround between rounds eight and nine of the World Rally Championship means Hyundai is unlikely “to make huge strides” against Toyota, despite a recent noticeable improvement in its gravel speed.
Toyota’s dominance at Rally Estonia should be used as “inspiration” by everyone connected with Hyundai Motorsport’s World Rally Championship programme, its Team Principal has said.
Craig Breen’s death as the result of a testing accident in the build-up to this weekend’s Croatia Rally was “instantaneous”, the Team Principal of Hyundai Motorsport has said.
The entire Hyundai Motorsport team is “on a mission” to preserve their strong record on gravel as the FIA World Rally Championship makes its way to WRC Guanajuato Rally Mexico next week.
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed he will take a voluntary pay cut during the coronavirus crisis to help his team, but the team boss accepts the delays to the 2020 Formula 1 season have made it harder to nail down his long-term future.
Renault has become the latest Formula 1 team to announce widescale cutbacks amid the shutdown period caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the “vast majority” of its race team staff put into furlough while its engine factory has been moved on to a part-time schedule.
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says as his team’s focus is centred on 2021’s shake-up it must withstand “short term pressure” over this season and next year.
After a tough 2019 Formula 1 campaign, Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul is determined to see his team keep hold of fifth place in the world constructors’ championship after losing touch with McLaren ahead of the final round.
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul concedes Formula 1 won’t meet a potential June deadline to confirm its 2021 rules and regulations shake-up but he remains confident progress is on course for it to be completed by the end of this year.
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has made no excuses over his team’s underwhelming start to 2019 and says its “adapted to address the situation” in preparation for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says despite suffering four retirements from the opening three rounds, including three mechanical breakdowns, it won’t hurt his squad’s targets for the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has vented his frustration over his squad’s double DNF in the Bahrain Grand Prix triggered by reoccurring engine problems.
Daniel Ricciardo’s is already having a “positive snowball effect” on the Renault Formula 1 team by providing the team with a “new direction” at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul has ordered his team to apply the same ‘offensive and decisive’ approach in the driver market to its car development after pulling off the shock signing of Daniel Ricciardo during Formula 1’s summer break.
Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul says capturing the signature of Daniel Ricciardo is evidence of his team’s rapid rise in Formula 1 and has set high targets ahead of the arrival of the Australian driver.
Renault is optimistic its power unit upgrade will deliver vital performance gains to close the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari, while the works team will also introduce new aerodynamic and mechanical updates at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul says the French manufacturer will introduce engine updates next month at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Renault chief Cyril Abiteboul has outlined the French manufacturer’s targets for the upcoming Formula 1 campaign during the launch of its R.S.18 car as it heads into year three of its return as a fully-fledged factory squad.
Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul has issued a call for patience after repeating the French manufacturer’s aim of producing a future Formula 1 world champion from its academy.
Renault Sport F1 Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul says the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship will be seen as its final building campaign for the French manufacturer before setting outright targets of challenging for F1 world titles.
Renault Sport F1 Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul is eager to install a similar structure used by Mercedes to give opportunities to its junior drivers with customer engine supply deals.
Renault Sport Racing has announced its 2018 driver line-up for its academy as Jack Aitken is retained ahead of his graduation to the FIA Formula 2 championship.
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says the energy and knowledge Carlos Sainz Jr applied during his late season switch to the French manufacturer was vital in its surge at the end of the season to take sixth place off his former squad Toro Rosso.