Renault switch focus to 2008 car
Renault have turned their attention to next year's car after accepting their hopes of winning a third straight title are effectively over.
Renault are fourth in the constructors' standings with just 33 points, compared to championship leaders McLaren on 138.
And with no realistic hope of a win in the remaining six races, technical director Bob Bell is now looking ahead.
Bell said: "The moment has come for us to focus on design and development and we're already focused intently on '08."
We have been exploring some very interesting new development paths
Renault technical chief Bob Bell
The team's target for the rest of 2007 will be to beat third-placed BMW Sauber in the remaining races, starting with Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
But Bell insisted: "We will be working hard to extract more performance at the track from our most recent developments.
"We have always said that our problems this year would not compromise next year's programme, and that remains the case.
"We will have some minor aerodynamic upgrades in Turkey, and a new aero package (at the Italian Grand Prix) in Monza, adapted to the very low drag set-up we require there.
"The project is on time, and we have been exploring some very interesting new development paths."
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How will Renault fare in Turkey?
Renault, who lost double world champion Fernando Alonso to McLaren for this season, have yet to confirm whether their current drivers - Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and Finland's Heikki Kovalainen - will be driving for them again in 2008.
Full commentary of the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday will be on BBC Radio 5live with updates and reports on the BBC Sport website.