Ricciardo leaving Renault for a reason? "Within ten days major cutbacks"

According to several French sources, Renault is going to announce major cutbacks in the coming days. Due to the corona virus, the car market has completely collapsed and therefore the French car manufacturer is forced to take several measures to keep the company healthy. The question remains to what extent this will affect the F1 mission of the French team.

According to The Judge 13, within the next ten days Renault announces that they will close four factories in France. These are substantial measures, which will undoubtedly have an impact on the F1 team, which is now forced to return home because of the FIA's scheduled break.

Renault's major cutbacks raise the question of whether Daniel Ricciardo already knows more about the future of the Renault F1 team. In 2018 the Australian left Red Bull Racing to join Renault for several years. The goal was to find the way to the top.

The fact that he has already decided to leave the team for one year is remarkable. However, it doesn't seem as if Renault intends to leave the sport in the short term. At the beginning of 2020 the team signed another title sponsor contract with DP World, which is a great indication of Renault's longer stay in F1. The question remains what the company's cutbacks will mean for the team.