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Abiteboul promises no preferential treatment despite pending Ricciardo departure

Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul promises there will be no preferential treatment to Esteban Ocon this season despite Daniel Ricciardo’s decision to leave the team. Ricciardo has signed for McLaren for 2021 in place of Carlos Sainz, with his move announced before the current season has got underway. Despite knowing the Australian will be leaving, Abiteboul says there is nothing to be gained from favoring one driver over the other and that Ricciardo will actually remain more integrated than a departing driver usually would. “I don’t want to expand too much on that in front of Daniel,” Abiteboul said during a group team press conference ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix next...
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