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Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul has said that the team are looking for someone who can commit long-term and lead them into the future.
The returning French team has yet to announce who will drive for the team next year, with Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez, and Sebastien Buemi all linked with the team and current drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer also in line for contract renewals.
But speaking to Autosport, Abiteboul said that whoever they announce for next season, they will be a part of the team for the long haul.
"From Renault’s perspective, what we are looking to see is people buying into the long-term project," he said. "We want them to be able to act as a leader and ambassador for the brand – and leader for the team."
"It’s not easy when you’re young, so there’s more to come from them [Magnussen and Palmer] with their involvement, in their capacity to take the role of leaders. We need that," he continued. "When I look at all the big teams they all lend themselves to the leadership of charismatic drivers from [Sebastian] Vettel, Michael Schumacher, [Nico] Rosberg, and so on, and we will need that."
Abiteboul refused to rule out the possibility of retaining both Magnussen and Palmer, and said any decision on their future will not be made straight away.
"I’m not saying they don’t have the capacity to act like that, but we will need it at some point in time," he said.
"It would be unfair to make a decision too quickly without enough insights, data, evidence."
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