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Abiteboul coy as doubts grow over Renault's Lotus deal
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The future of the Lotus F1 Team is in increasing doubt as Renault's takeover plans are yet to be confirmed. Renault signed a letter of intent to buy the Enstone-based team and return to F1 as a full manufacturer in 2016. While Renault employees have been working at Lotus since the Singapore Grand Prix, confirmation of the deal has yet to be forthcoming and when asked about Renault's plans for next year, Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul replied: "Well I’m afraid I can’t answer to that question. "I would like to be in a position to be able to answer to that questions, but I am not today. What I can say is that there will be no...
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