With his F1 future hanging in the balance as Renault continue

Jolyon Palmer says Renaults pace in Mexico gives him confidence the French manufacturer can return to the points at next weekends Brazilian Grand Prix.After a cracked chassis ruled him out of qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix, Palmer recovered from the back of the grid to finish 14th, displaying pace which reflected Renaults upturn in fortunes during the second half of 2016. Palmer believes the team can translate its Mexico performance into a strong result at Interlagos.Im feeling good for Brazil as it should just carry on the good momentum that weve had in the second half the year, Palmer said. It was a shame not to qualify last time out as we could have shown even better improvement.One of my best grid spots was in prospect, but we made up for it in the race. The race pace has been good for a long time now, qualifying pace has been good too. We had some decent battles with the McLarens in Mexico, so I think we can be pretty confident going into Brazil.The car is getting better every round still, and Im driving pretty well and getting more and more out of it, so I think that combined with the fact Brazil is a nice track, means Im hopeful for a positive weekend.Palmer recorded his first Formula One point in Octobers Malaysian Grand Prix, which also marked the last time Renault scored points. With his F1 future hanging in the balance as Renault continues to deliberate over who will partner new recruit Nico Hulkenberg next year, the Briton remains hopeful that he can add to his solitary point before the end of his rookie campaign.We just have to give it our all. Id love to get another points finish before the year is out, so I will be pushing for that all the way for the final two races. I did FP1 [in Brazil] last season -- I was quite new to the car but I actually really enjoyed it. Its an interesting layout and I was pretty competitive. Its a legendary circuit which has a fantastic atmosphere.Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul added: For Brazil, as ever, we want to see both cars in the points to cement our progress. Theres much more to come for 2017, but we still want to end this first season in the best way possible. BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Pat Andree pumped in a career-best 30 points, all from behind the arc, to propel Lehigh to a 100-67 win over St. Francis (Pa) on Monday night.Andree finished 10 of 12 from 3-point range and tied a school record for most made 3s in a game.Tim Kempton and Austin Price added 21 points apiece and Kyle Leufroy had 13 for Lehigh, which shot 56 percent from the field. Kempton also grabbed 11 rebounds to get his sixth double-double of the season.Lehigh took thhe lead for good in the first half with a jumper from Leufroy that made it 10-8 and hung on for a 43-36 halftime advantage.dddddddddddd Jordan Cohens bucket early in the second half made it 56-46 and Lehigh continued to stretch the double-figure advantage the rest of the way.Isaiah Blackmon led St. Francis with 13 points and Josh Nebo had 10. ' ' '