Spain is 'marker in sand' for Renault F1 team

Formula One - Australia Grand Prix - Melbourne, Australia - 19/03/16 - Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer during qualifying at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. REUTERS/Jason Reed

LONDON (Reuters) - Next week's Spanish Grand Prix will be a "marker in the sand" for the Renault Formula One team as the start of their development programme, according to managing director Cyril Abiteboul.

Renault, who took over the struggling Lotus team last December, head for Barcelona after scoring their first points of the season in Russia last weekend when Denmark's Kevin Magnussen finished seventh.