Jun.18 (GMM) Renault has finally confirmed the departure of its aerodynamics chief Dino Toso.

We reported in April that the engineer, promoted to lead the Enstone based team's new CFD centre just last year, would be replaced by Dirk de Beer.

Toso joined Renault from Jordan in 2001, before he began a battle with cancer in 2004.

The team this week said Toso is "seeking new challenges in motor sport".

"My passion for motor sport has always centred on innovative aerodynamics, and been motivated by a thirst for competition," Toso is quoted as saying in a statement.

"I'm looking forward to tackling new challenges that will allow me to fully express my technical creativity in the years ahead, and take me back to what I love most: the thrill of competition."