Beyens: 'If I had to go to any team, glad to be back with the Prancing Horse'
With the mid-season contract shakeup underway and the recent annoucement that Ferrari were dropping British ace, Lee Davidson, they have wasted no time filling his vacant seat with former Ferrari driver, Jef Beyens.
Beyens had some good success during his last spell at Ferrari culminating in a constructors championship former teammate and good friend Blake Haswell. With one seat already confirmed, Ferrari have set a renewal contract to Jarrett Allman, who has yet to comment on where his future lies. We managed to catch up with Beyens and get his thoughts about the current season and the future....
Autosport: Jef, what do you think of the current season and your time at Renault.
JB: Well, the season for myself and Renault has only recently started to pick up. That's one thing about the team that I was not too happy with, it would always take a couple of races before the car starts to perform. The crew has been great, but I'm trying to become a world champion and I need a car that can help me achieve that.
Autosport: Would you say the Renault is not a championship contending car?
JB: No no no, it's fully capable but you've just gotta get it right. After Carl and Renault won the championships and I moved here from Ferrari, I was confident that the drivers title would be mine, I was wrong. I've since tried but end up as the runner up at the end of the season.
Autosport: Well for next season you'll be at Ferrari once again. Any thoughts?
JB: Gotta say I'm totally looking forward to driving for the Prancing Horse again. Looking forward to working with a new teammate should Allman decide to stay on, so yeah, we'll see what happens next season.
Autosport: Jef, thanks very much and good luck for the remainder of this season.
