Renault are ready to supply three or even four customer team’s with engines according to the head of the engine programme, Remi Taffin.
The team already supply Red Bull as well as their own team with engines, however they are looking to expand their presence on the grid, much like Mercedes who supply their own team, McLaren and Force India.
“We don’t know which teams we will be supplying next year,” Taffin told Autosport. “We certainly have got the capacity to supply more than the two teams we have been doing this year, it’s not a big problem for us.
“Obviously we have to produce a few more engines and get some more people to do the job. As far as getting an engine ready and supplying two teams, it’s then not a big problem to do so for three or four teams with an extra effort.”
The engines have been criticised as unreliable and down on power, although the FIA allowed them to upgrade their engines to improve reliability which has helped power Red Bull to every pole position of the season, as well as a 1-2-3 in Monaco.
The engines real advantage is its fuel consumption which is thought to be the lowest on the grid, allowing teams to run lighter cars.
Williams and Lotus have been linked with a switch to the unit, both currently use the Cosworth engine which was re-introduced this season.
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