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Abiteboul delighted by 'Renault effect' on Sirotkin and Kubica

Renault F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul says he is delighted to see two drivers with close ties to Enstone get a career boost in F1. Sergey Sirotkin made six Friday free practice appearances with Renault in 2016 and 2017. He's now been confirmed as Williams' full-time driver for 2018 in place of Felipe Massa. And Robert Kubica began his F1 comeback bid with a test for Renault last summer. The Pole has now been announced as taking up a reserve and development role with Williams. "We had some connection to the two possible options Robert and Sergey from 2017," Abiteboul said at the Renault Sport Academy launch on Monday. “I’m happy to see drivers we had connections with," he...
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