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Abiteboul Wants Mercedes-Style Engine/Young Driver Set-Up for Renault

Cyril Abiteboul says his Renault Sport Formula 1 Team is looking into ways to give their junior drivers opportunities within Formula 1 with their customer teams, much like what goes on with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Mercedes has placed both Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein in race seats in both 2016 and 2017, while their latest protégé, 2017 GP3 Series champion George Russell, participated in his first two free practice sessions in the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Both Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Ferrari also have outlets to place their young drivers, at Scuderia Toro Rosso and the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team respectively. Renault has seven young drivers in their...
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