Rumors have surfaced that Red Bull F1 will hire former Renault Cyril Abiteboul as head of Red Bull Powertrains.
Cyril Abiteboul has been the team’s representative since Renault F1’s return to Works, but was unable to compete for third place in the Constructors’ Championship and Renault dismissed him at the end of 2020.
Cyril Abiteboul also had a cold-hearted relationship with Red Bull F1 team representative Christian Horner. Red Bull F1 is dissatisfied with Renault’s F1 engine, and both often blamed each other through the media.
However, if you believe the rumors, the feud between the two has been resolved, and Italian reports say that Red Bull F1 will be appointed to head Red Bull Powertrains, the new engine division of Cyril Abtebourg. ing.
Such a story happened following Cyril Abiteboul was witnessed in the Red Bull F1 garage at the final round of the 2021 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
“I have to confess that I was in Red Bull,” Cyril Abiteboul told GP Fans.
“It has been discovered and I can admit it. No problem. I chose the right place!”
“I’ve done a lot of work with Red Bull. People remember our discord, but I paid a lot of respect to this completely results-oriented organization.”
“I just want to say that. The desire to win at any cost was sometimes lacking in Renault.”
“The strategic choices of Helmut Marko, Max and Honda, and their implementation by the Milton Keynes team under Christian leadership, make us happy in the end.”
“And I can say that the last few minutes in Abu Dhabi were inevitable.”
The Italian version of Motorsport.com reported that Cyril Abiteboul will take part in the race weekend with Red Bull F1 and negotiate to become head of the engine division in the first year of Red Bull’s use of its F1 power unit. It was said that he was doing it.
Since leaving Renault F1, Cyril Abiteboul has been working as a consultant for Mecachrome, a company that assembles Renault F1 engines.
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