George Russell and Renault Clio Cup. These two units go hand in hand like tea and cookies. Ever since the dramatic events with Russell happened in Imola last month and Toto Wolff comically threatened to demote him to the Renault Clio Cup, this topic has become a running joke. And Renault used an important announcement today to give another clue.
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The Renault World Series, which is responsible for handling social media activities related to the Renault Clio Cup, has announced its inclusion as a support race for the French Grand Prix.
As the F1 community will be present at the Paul Ricard Circuit this weekend (June 18-20), they asked George Russell to officially attend.
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This happened after Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff put the Clio Cup in Imola in the spotlight. After the fall of George Russell with Valtteri Bottas, Wolff comically threatened to downgrade him to the Clio Cup.
They replied to this Renault themselves on Twitter last month; Offer to pay the entry fees for George Russell if his Mercedes manager is obliged to do so. It remains to be seen whether the young Briton will actually pursue this or not.
Can George Russell actually take part in the Renault Clio Cup?
Now that it’s officially part of an F1 racing weekend, it’s not unrealistic for him to attend. But there are many questions that need to be answered before this thing can actually happen.
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First, Russell is contractually committed to the Mercedes Group. As the Clio Cup is a Renault exclusive, we can sense a conflict of interest. It is important to note, however, that Esteban Ocon, who is still represented by Toto Wolff, is also a Renault driver.
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So it could very well be that the two parties are working out an agreement for the French GP. Wolff is not someone to miss a marketing opportunity. Stranger things have happened so we’re not ruling out the possibility that he may actually attend.
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