Renault looking to "recapture positive momentum" from before 2019 in 2020

Ahead of Renault's 2020 car presentation, the team's president Jerome Stoll has spoken about the upcoming season for the French works team, saying they hope to "recapture the positive momentum" they had before last season.

Since coming back as a works team in 2016, Renault had been gradually improving each year, with 2018 being the season where they finished on top of midfield in fourth place.

Despite vowing to start catching up to the top three teams from 2019 onwards, the side slightly regressed, as McLaren ran away with fourth place in what was a frustratingly inconsistent year for Renault.

"2020 is an important transition year for the team," Stoll, who wasn't present at the RS20's presentation in Paris on Wednesday, said.

"We aim to recapture the positive momentum from our first three years since returning to Formula 1 while preparing for next season."

Team principal Cyril Abiteboul added the tail-end of 2019, which saw some changes in the staff at Renault, was with 2021 in mind.

"This year must see us setting the best possible course for the major regulation changes for 2021," the Frenchman explained.

"The organisational changes made in the second half of 2019 are with this firmly in mind."