Stoll: “The next step for Renault is the podium”

By purchasing Lotus at the end of 2015, Renault was far from suspecting the task that awaited him. « We greatly underestimated the state of the stable we were recovering.. Many people had left, very little investment had been made, etc. We knew it was going to be difficult, but we found ourselves in a much more complicated situation than we expected. »

Jérôme Stoll was also surprised by the team's working methods. “I remember my third Grand Prix – it was in China in 2016 – and the return to enstone where I gave everyone a blower. I had been ulcerated by the dilettantism observed in the garage."  

9th in 2016,
6th in 2017,
4th in 2018. #RSspirit #TE4MWORK pic.twitter.com/7E2bF4gMEZ

— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) November 26, 2018

Fortunately, things have changed. “Today, thanks Cyril (Abiteboul, general director of Renault Sport Racing. Editor’s note) who knew how to give the impetus, we are a team with a very special identity and that is something that makes me proud. »

Renault has raised the bar over the last three seasons, as our interlocutor wisely points out. “Ninth in 2016, 6th last year and 4th this year, it is a journey which marks a first stage during which we have put in place all the foundations. The next step for Renault is the podium. »

Find the entire interview with Jérôme Stoll in issue 2193 of AUTOhebdo, on sale in digital version and on newsstands.