Renault team boss Frederic Vasseur says the team is very happy with the "solid" job being done by Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen but will not rush into deciding 2017's line-up.
Renault is one of the teams yet to confirm a line-up for next year, with the team thought to be focusing more on the development of its 2017 challenger. Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix both its drivers said they are happy to wait for the decision to be made and hinted that it will not come after the summer break.
Vasseur says the team is happy with its drivers and believes both men are improving race by race.
"We are at that time of year when we are asked these questions, but the questions and the speculation often happen before any decision is made," he said. "What I can say is we have two good drivers, who are improving weekend after weekend.
"Let's not forget that Jolyon is a rookie and that Kevin only had one year driving full-time at McLaren then a year not racing. They are both doing a strong, solid job and work very well within the team. I have a strong relationship with them both and they know what is expected of them. Within the team we are very happy together. We will make our decisions for 2017 in our own time."
Palmer very nearly recorded his first F1 points in Hungary, until a strange spin while running on his own took him out of contention. It capped a frustrating weekend which saw Renault emerge without a point despite hopes of having a car finish in the top ten.
Vasseur says Renault has analysed the whole weekend to understand why it did not come away with the desired result.
"The nature of motorsport means it's very seldom that any team delivers the absolute maximum that is possible. Qualifying was frustrating as we had a quick car as shown by our morning pace, but the conditions of qualifying and the red flags didn't work for us.
"Of course, we always go over any qualifying session to understand how to get more in similar circumstances if faced with the same scenario again and that is how we improve. In the race both drivers experienced issues; Kevin lost out at the start and Jolyon had a spin from a good position. We're looking at both of these situations to understand what happened and prevent that happening again.