Renault Academy Director Mia Sharizman says that the Enstone outfit is aiming to promote one of its junior drivers into Formula 1 by the 2021 season. After re-joining the grid in 2016, Renault rebooted its junior programme with the aim of finding its own talent.
It currently has seven drivers tied to the programme, the most prominent of which being Jack Aitken, who competed in the FIA Formula 2 championship this year, and Sacha Fenestraz who raced in the European Formula 3 championship in 2018.
“The objective of the Academy has always been long-term: to have an Academy driver in the Formula 1 race seat by 2021,” Sharizman said.