Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says his team will be leaving Barcelona in high spirits.
Despite Nico Hulkenberg crashing out on the first lap, Carlos Sainz managed to score points. Abiteboul said:
“We’re leaving Barcelona in positive spirits.
"Our target is to be in the points at every race and we achieved that with Carlos through another strong performance from him.
"He also qualified in the top ten, reinforcing the pace of the Renault R.S.18.
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"We’re happy that this result takes us one point ahead of McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship, meaning for the first time we’re in fourth.
"The battle is very tight so we need to keep developing and performing at our best.
"We need to eradicate the gremlins, such as those which affected Nico’s qualifying.
"Nico was blameless in an unexpected accident on the first lap, but starting in a lower grid position makes you vulnerable to these sorts of incidents.
"Overall it has been a weekend with many positives which we will build on as we head to Monaco.”
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