When Marcin Budkowski was recruited to Renault by Cyril Abiteboul in the autumn of 2017, it was not only rival teams who were unimpressed at the speed the Polish engineer was able to transition away from his previous role at the FIA. As gamekeeper turned poacher, Budkowski’s move also came as a surprise to senior figures at Enstone, blindsided by Abiteboul’s decision to bring in someone he viewed as his own man. While competitors railed against a senior figure within the FIA being able to move seamlessly to Renault, Abiteboul insisted it was a necessary move to strength his organisation’s management …