• Briton dropped and replaced by Carlos Sainz for final four races of season • Toro Rosso’s Sainz had already signed deal with Renault for 2018Jolyon Palmer will be dropped by Renault after the Japanese Grand Prix, the French team said after qualifying at Suzuka. Renault had already confirmed Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz would replace the British driver next season but on Saturday revealed that Japan would be Palmer’s last race with them. Renault took over the team as a full manufacturer entrant the next season and Palmer was promoted to a race seat, alongside Kevin Magnussen. In seventh place, Renault trail Toro Rosso by 10 points and lead Haas by only five. Sainz was eager to begin working with Renault, a team that have ambitions to be challenging for the world championship within three years.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 13:23 UTC