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Renault's Abiteboul targeting Toro Rosso as team to beat

©WRI2 Renault's Cyril Abiteboul considers Toro Rosso as a benchmark in 2017, stating that the French team will be disappointed if it fails to finish in front of the junior bull squad in the constructors' standings. Both teams will be powered by the same power-unit this season with the Faenza-based outfit switching from Ferrari to Renault. "This will be a transition year for Renault, but with a specific target," Abiteboul told France's Auto-Hebdo. "Our objective is to demonstrate our ability to progress, and fight with good teams such as Williams and Force India - but in front of Toro Rosso which will be running the same power-unit as us - for a fifth or sixth place in the...
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