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Renault Still Looking to Assist Palmer Find ‘World Class’ Drive

Cyril Abiteboul believes Jolyon Palmer deserves to be in a ‘world class championship’, despite his Renault Sport Formula 1 Team replacing him with Carlos Sainz Jr. towards the end of the 2017 season. Poor reliability and the apparent inability to match team-mate Nico Hülkenberg throughout the season cost Palmer badly, and he scored points only once in the Singapore Grand Prix, and was dropped from the team ahead of the United States Grand Prix in favour of Spaniard Sainz. Abiteboul, the Team Principal of Renault, says they will continue to help Palmer find a new home in motorsport, although he feels Jolyon and his father Jonathan seem to be in firm control of his destiny. 'I think...
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