Breaking News: Cyril Abiteboul announces his departure from the Renault F1.

Cyril Francois Roger Abiteboul has shockingly announced his departure from the Alpine/ Renault F1 team effective immediately.

He is highly rated by various Renault personal. Luca de Meo, the current CEO of Renault, had the following to say about Mr Abiteboul, " I would like to warmly thank Cyril for his tireless involvement, which notably led Renault F1 team from the penultimate place in 2016 to the podiums last season. His Remarkable work in F1 since 2007 allows us to look to the future, with a strong team and the new Alpine F1 Team identity to conquer the podiums this year."

I would now like to take a look at the part Cyril Abitebols played in motorsport.

Time at Renault F1 Group

Cyril Abiteboul first started his career in motorsport by joining Renault after graduating in 2001. He was employed to look after the official Renault website. In 2007 he appointed as the Business Development Manager for the Renault F1 team. He progressed quickly through the ranks to become the Executive Director of Renault Sport F1 in 2010.

Time in Caterham F1 Team

In 2012 he joined the Caterham F1 team and left the Renault Group. (One of Renault's engine supplier). He was appointed as their team principal, making him the youngest team principal. Team owner Tony Fernandes had the following to say about Cyril "Cyril will be an excellent team principal. He fits the criteria we set out. He is a key part of our long-term development and will help us build the foundations we have created since we first entered the sport in September 2009."

Return To Renault F1 Group

In 2014 Cyril Abiteboul announced his departure from the Caterham F1 team and rejoined Renault Sport F1 Group as their Managing Director.

In Cyril's complete reign as the Managing Director, the team managed to score a total of 4 podiums.

  • 2015- Romain G stood on the 3rd step of the podium at the Belgium GP
  • 2020- Two 3rd places with Danial Ricciardo at the Eifel Gp and the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
  • 2020- At the Sakhir Grand Prix Estaban Ocon stood on the 2nd step of the podium

Here's a funny story:

Danial Ricciardo and his boss Cyril Abiteboul placed a bet that he would have to get tattoed if Danial managed to score a podium. Thorugh the course of the season, Danial scored two podiums. This bet also received a lot of public attention hence leaving him no other option but to get a tattoo.

Make sure to leave your opinions of Cyril Abiteboul in the comment section down below.

Comments

  1. Sujana11 January 2021 at 09:46

    really interesting, I did not know that Cyril started out in the social media department. His announcement came as a shock, I could not believe it.

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