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Briatore ambitious with Istanbul upgrades

The Renault team was left disappointed after the Monaco Grand Prix as Nelson Piquet was taken out by Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi and Fernando Alonso settled for seventh, rewarding the French squad with two more points. Renault will now introduce another step forward, with car improvements due for the Turkish Grand Prix. 

Flavio Briatore was downcase with the outcome of the Monaco Grand Prix

"The Monaco Grand Prix was very disappointing for us as we were not helped by the circumstances," team managing director Flavio Briatore said. "Nelson's race was cut short by an accident in which he was not to blame and Fernando's was spoiled by traffic, which didn't work in our favour; nevertheless, we know that Monaco is an atypical race. It's also some consolation that the car kept improving during the race and was matching the pace of our main competitors.

"We are working harder than ever and plan to introduce another step forward, starting at the next race in Turkey. We have shown we can react fast and hopefully the rest of the season will see us bring in serious points for the team."

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