Renault to decide on drivers after Monaco

World champion Fernando Alonso already announced he will leave the team for McLaren at the end of the season, while teammate Giancarlo Fisichella's contract expires at the end of this year.

One of the racing seats is likely to go to current test driver Heikki Kovalainen, who Briatore said last year would be competing with Renault in 2007.

There are several candidates for the other seat and, with Kimi Raikkonen still to announce his plans for the future, the McLaren driver could be a possibility.

Briatore said paying the Finn's salary would not be a problem for Renault, but the Italian admitted there are other considerations to take into account.

"Raikkonen at Renault isn't a matter of money," Briatore told Gazzetta dello Sport. "If I need 10% more Budget, nobody will deny me that.

"Our primary objective is to build a competitive team, but we must not forget that we are making Kovalainen grow and we won't necessarily have to change both drivers.

"We'll take a decision after Monte Carlo."