Is the sale of the Renault team behind Ho-Pin Tung's choice?

According to what was reported in the Swiss press, there is a link between Renault's surprising choice to bring Ho-Pin Tung to Jerez for the week of testing, and a potential buyer of the team.

Rumors predict that the French company is considering remaining in F1 only as an engine engineer from 2011 and thus abandoning complete management of the team which, according to Motorsport Aktuell, would be taken over by Gerard Lopez.

Some insiders were surprised by the choice of the Chinese of Dutch origin, who boasts a past in A1GP and Superleague Formula, alongside Lucas Di Grassi and Bertrand Baguette.

The 26-year-old, managed by the Gravity company, comments: "Today I can say that I have reached the threshold of Formula One", but according to what Motorsport Aktuell discovered, Lopez himself is involved with Gravity. This would explain the test in Renault.

The presence of the Chinese media in Jerez is not just a coincidence. In particular, the state television CCTV made a fuss.