Source: Renault F1 Media
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Renault wary of Force India becoming Mercedes B-Team

- Bobby Vincent
Renault, McLaren and Williams have all asked for reassurance from Force India that when they get their new owners, they won't become Mercedes' B-team.
Force India were last week placed into administration following some serious financial issues recently, with Sergio Perez even starting proceedings due to money owed to their driver.
Reports are suggesting that there are several different parties who are interested in purchasing in Force India.
BBC Sport are saying that Renault, McLaren and Williams all want reassurances from Force India that they will not become a Mercedes B-team before they agree to conditions that would help the sale.
"That's not the type of F1 we like," Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul told BBC Sport.
"We are a little bit afraid that such a construction would make it impossible for anyone who is not enjoying the benefit of a master team or slave team to be competitive at their own level.
"We start to see some glimpses of that today in certain aspects of the grid or the development of the chassis or engine.
"We need to make sure it does not become a necessity, otherwise our model doesn't work and our involvement can't be sustainable."
Abiteboul also says that his team want reassurances from the sport's owners, Liberty Media regarding the future path of Formula One.
"We will make sure that no job is under any threat, that is very certain," Abiteboul added.
"But we just want to understand the vision of the commercial rights holder in that respect.
"The only thing where we want to have a little bit of clarity is we understand that there are right now a number of incentives for large and smaller teams to get together and take advantage either of the current regulations or future regulations."