Marcin Budowski says that the 2019 rule changes will 'influence the pecking order

Renault F1 team executive director Marcin Budkowski has said that the 2019 rule changes could 'influence the pecking order' of the Formula 1 grid.

Renault has been rebuilding for a few years as they aim to reach the top of Formula 1 again. The new rule changes could open the grid up and a midfield team could suddenly find themselves in a podium position or even challenging for the constructor's title.

“Realistically if you look at the situation last year and the gaps, recovering over a second and a half of performance over one winter is nearly impossible,” Budkowski said to Crash.net.

It will be interesting to see if the mixture of a new race-winning driver in Daniel Ricciardo and the new rule changes propel Renault back to the top of Formula 1.