The first part of ESPN's team-by-team preview for the 2018 Formula One season looks at the bottom five from last year's championship standings
Renault
Drivers: Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz
Engine: Renault
2017 points: 57
Fastest lap in testing: 1:18.092 (fourth fastest)
Title odds: 250/1
The progress of Renault's long-term plan -- the one it hopes will culminate in a championship challenge by 2020 -- will be under the microscope this season. The French manufacturer team has kept expectations in check since returning to the grid in 2016, but this coming campaign feels different to the two which preceded it.