Abiteboul describes Alonso as a "shark" as Renault prepare for his arrival

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19:55, 19 Oct 2020

Fernando Alonso will return to the Renault team in 2021. The Spaniard returns after missing the last two years to pursue other paths in motorsport. His new boss, Cyril Abiteboul has been describing his attacking instinct.

The good performance of the team with the current car in the hands of Daniel Ricciardo has put Renault in a stronger position than when the signing of Alonso was announced. Alonso will arrive in place of Ricciardo but could be expected to lead the team. His new boss, Abiteboul has compared the Spaniard to a shark. “Fernando is like a big shark: As soon as he starts to feel the blood, he wants to attack," Abiteboul told Racer.com .

As attention switched to the performance of the car, Abiteboul revealed that a lot of performance is going to come from it in 2021.

“We actually have found out that, despite the limitation from the homologation and the token system, there is quite a lot of performance that is going to come from the 2021 car," added Abiteboul.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Abiteboul describes Alonso as a "shark" as Renault prepare for his arrival

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