"If you look at 2014, it was very expensive for us. We moved from four customers including very good

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While its focus right now is on improving its power unit to help partner cavani Red Bull challenge Mercedes for the title, the French car manufacturer has admitted that its longer-term ambitions could lay elsewhere.
"If you look at 2014, it was very expensive for us. We moved from four customers including very good teams, including the relationship with Enstone [Lotus], to having two teams both being under the ownership and control of Red Bull.
AUTOSPORT understands that former Mercedes technical director Bob Bell, who worked at Renault's F1 team during its title glory years in 2005/2006, is poised for a role in helping cavani Renault evaluate its options.
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