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Fifth-place finish a ‘tall order', admit Renault

Renault have all-but conceded defeat on finishing fifth in the World Constructors' Championship and are instead setting their sights on sixth-placed Toro Rosso. Renault are 28 points behind fifth-placed Williams with just two races left in the 2017 season. However, they are trailing Toro Rosso by just five points and are hoping to climb one more rung on the ladder before the season closes out. 'This season we set ourselves the goal of fifth in the Constructors' Championship,' said Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul.  'Whilst achieving this is still mathematically possible, it is now a tall order after a race where we didn't score points. 'Mexico highlighted our performance potential. Both...
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