The Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn wishes his team could unearth a Chinese driver who could race for his team in Formula 1 while insisting that his company will not invest in a star driver or personality in their quest for world championship glory.
La Presse asked Ghosn what type of driver his team are seeking to which he replied, "One who draws attention to our main markets."
"A French driver would be fine, a Russian driver would be fine. A Chinese driver would extraordinary because we would have the attention of 1.3 billion consumers. "
While acknowledging, "But you have to find the driver to win so it's always a difficult equation."
There has been talk in the paddock that the French outfit are courting Adrian Newey, while Fernando Alonso has been touted for a possible return to the team with whom he won two F1 world titles.
But according to Ghosn, these theories appear off the mark, "Of course, if there were no budget, we would hire the best drivers in the world, but we're not going to be the richest team."
"We have proven in the past that we can win while not being the ones who spend the most money or have the best drivers," said Ghosn who is reportedly happy with the current driver line-up of Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz.
The Spaniard is on a one-year loan deal from Red Bull. Should he be recalled by his paymasters then the Renault seat would become available.
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