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Spain our first true race as Renault since takeover - Abiteboul

Spain will be the first race of Renault's return to Formula 1, according to managing director Cyril Abiteboul, who described the opening four races as a 'recovery' period following the takeover of Lotus. At the end of the 2015 season, Renault completed a late takeover of the Lotus team, rebranding it Renault Sport F1 over the winter before relaunching in the new year. However much of the time since then has been spent organising the team, rather than developing the car - a task that will only really begin this weekend in Spain. Whilst the team will introduce several upgrades for the race and the following two-day test - including a new engine - Abiteboul admits scoring points isn't...
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