Can Renault convince its biggest asset to stay?
Daniel Ricciardo will be at the centre of the 'silly season' this year as rival teams circle for Renault's star. But what, asks STUART CODLING, can Renault - a team fighting to elevate itself from the midfield scrap - do to convince its star driver to stay?
Renault has reset its horizons this season, having capitulated to the inevitable: its stated aim to be challenging for world championships within five years of re-acquiring 'Team Enstone' was unachievable.
Had its gameplan panned out, it would have been there or thereabouts right now. Instead it faces two huge and intertwined challenges: building a more competitive car by eliminating persistent flaws in the design process, and convincing its marquee driver signing to stay on as he comes to the end of his contract.
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