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Renault believe they have taken a step forward after a competitive showing at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Anglo-French team returned as a works operation this season but has so far struggled in what has been deemed a rebuilding year for the team.
"In Budapest we demonstrated that we had taken a tangible step forward, not just in our own performance but in relative performance to our rivals," said Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul. "In the race we were able to out race Haas, Sauber and even Force India and Jolyon was just a sniff away from his first points."
With the team more involved with the midefield fight, the Renault are now looking ahead to the rest of the season.
"We now go to the final race of the first part of the year with our plan back on track. We knew that the first races would be about recovery and setting the foundations, but we had a tougher ride than expected," Abiteboul said. "The task for Hockenheim is translating the extra pace we’ve unlocked into the points we just missed in Budapest. We’re making progress and the benefits of a strong result would be welcomed by everyone at Enstone and Viry."
"For the rest of this season, our goal is to attack the teams ahead, using new aero parts developed since the beginning of the season and marginal evolutions of the engine to stay in the same pace as our competitors, despite our focus on 2017."
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