Abiteboul: Ricciardo knows Renault project will take time

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14:31, 05 Jun 2019

Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says Daniel Ricciardo understands Renault's progress in Formula 1 will take time.

After his surprise move from Red Bull to the French team, Renault has failed to deliver a car capable of fighting at the sharp end of the midfield on a consistent basis.

Despite not fighting for podiums immediately, Abiteboul has claimed that Ricciardo knows the team's work will take time to show in results and added the Australian was content at the team.

“It’s a journey, it’s a road map, and we need to have the humility to accept that it takes time to build a winning team,” Abiteboul told Sky Sports F1.

“That’s exactly what we are doing and that’s exactly what we explained to Daniel last year when he decided to join us.

“We were not trying to sell something that would not happen, and I think that was our honesty that paid.

“People that knew him from before think that it’s a different Daniel. Maybe he’s not in a position to win races, but there is more than that also in life.

“He is happy and I’m really sure that by being happy and natural he can carry to the team to a different level because ultimately, he’s a driver who wants to win races and that’s our duty to him.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Abiteboul: Ricciardo knows Renault project will take time

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