Cyril Abiteboul has admitted Jolyon Palmer is under “pressure” to “deliver” for Renault in 2017.
The British driver is yet to score a single point versus teammate Nico Hulkenberg’s 18 so far, amid rumours he could be ousted mid-season.
“Jolyon must deliver,” Renault F1 boss Abiteboul told the French broadcaster Canal Plus.
“He has a contract for the year, now he has to deliver like everyone else,” he added.
“The obligation was first on the team — we had to give him a car that runs well to allow him enough kilometres to do a good job on the weekend, which we did.