Renault engine boss Cyril Abiteboul says achieving a double-points finish at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix is "critical" for the team if it is to reach the targets it has set for the 2017 Formula One season.
The French manufacturer is yet to record a two-car finish inside the top ten this year, with Nico Hulkenberg picking up all 26 of Renault's points so far. Boosted by a floor upgrade, Hulkenberg claimed the team's best result since it returned to the sport as a full-blown works team with sixth place at the British Grand Prix, though Renault remains 15 points behind fifth-placed Williams in the constructors' standings.