Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says under-pressure driver Jolyon Palmer "has to deliver" results soon and ease the "almost unfair" burden on teammate Nico Hulkenberg to score points.
Hulkenberg has enjoyed a strong start to life at Renault, scoring 18 points in his opening seven races with the team he joined from Force India for 2017. Renault's pre-season target was fifth in the constructors' championship but is currently seventh, with Palmer yet to add a point to the team's tally.
Abiteboul makes it clear Renault expects to see Palmer claim some top-ten finishes soon because he is in a car clearly capable of challenging for a good points haul every week.