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Budkowski set for six-month leave period
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul is hoping for a 'comfortable' resolution to their controversial appointment of Marcin Budkowski with a six-month notice period set to be served. Teams up and down the paddock were initially furious that Budkowski was able to start in his new Renault role just three months after leaving his role as head of the FIA technical department, where he has gathered valuable information about everyone's plans for the 2018 season. Renault made the appointment official via a press release on their website ahead of FP2 in Suzuka, but Abiteboul has elaborated further on the move in Friday's Team Principals' Press Conference. 'We appreciated that it is a sensitive topic,'...
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