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Abiteboul: No need to exclude Daniel from next year's plans

Renault's Daniel Ricciardo will continue to help with car development despite his impending switch to McLaren, team principal Cyril Abiteboul said on Friday. The Frenchman added there would be no favouritism for Ricciardo’s French team mate Esteban Ocon, who is staying for 2021. Under normal circumstances, a departing driver would be sidelined from discussions about the next year’s car but the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the introduction of new technical rules to 2022. That means next year’s cars will not now be radically different. “There won’t be any preferential treatment between Esteban and Daniel on the back of his decision, because it’s not the policy of the team,”...
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