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Renault is seemingly willing to help Jolyon Palmer through his current disappointing form, and attempt to improve him as a driver, according to Renault Sport Racing Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul.
Palmer's future has been placed in serious doubt as he is yet to score a single point this season, while teammate Nico Hulkenberg has racked up 18 so far. After making his debut in 2016, the Brit has only finished inside the top ten on one occasion - Malaysia of last year.
Many pundits and experts are claiming that the 26-year-old will not finish the season with Renault on his current form, with Will Buxton stating in his column for Racer: "If Jolyon Palmer is still racing in Spa it'll be a miracle".
"Our situation is very clear: [Palmer] has a contract with us; we are completely committed to helping him get through the period," Abiteboul said. "[It] is a tough period, that's obvious. He has no ultimatum, but having said that he has to deliver, like every single member of the team. But I think what will help him is that frankly we take him out of the spotlight under which he is constantly.
"That's part of the job, part of the pressure that every Formula One driver has to go through. He has to live with that. We are trying our best to protect him but at the same time to do the best as a team to explain to him what we are expecting and we had that type of conversation with him yesterday – go through the metrics and try to define the targets short to medium terms so that he can improve."
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