Eric Boullier believes Renault will benefit without issues from its latest personnel changes, with Steve Nielsen having now left the team from his role as Sporting Director. At present, the Enstone-based squad holds fifth in the Constructors’ Championship – with Mercedes 44 points ahead and Force India 22 in arrears.
“Things should get better for us on quicker tracks and Suzuka is one of them,” the Team Principal says ahead of this weekend’s race. “In Japan, we expect to return to the level of performance we saw in Belgium and Italy. Our mission will be to focus on getting both cars into Q3; from then on, the weekend should be pretty straightforward.”
After Nielsen’s exit, Alan Permane – Race Engineer for Giancarlo Fisichella over the team’s championship-winning years of 2005 and 2006 - has received a promotion.
“It’s very simple. Part of what were Steve’s responsibilities will be taken over by Alan Permane, who is now Track Operations Director,” Frenchman Boullier continues. “In addition, John Wickham is part of our team and further changes will be announced shortly. I expect this transition to be very smooth.”
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