Last week, it was revealed that Lopez was one of the main parties interested in a takeover of the Enstone-based squad, along with Prodrive, who were denied entry into the 2010 season.
At a motorsport business forum in Monaco on Wednesday, Lopez stepped into the spotlight to announce his interest in buying out the Renault team.
'We are very opportunistic,' said Lopez.
'We have been in F1 for quite a while as friends to lots of people there, we have done some business in the environment, and never thought about getting more heavily involved than that.
'The situation is such now that it presents an opportunity for new teams or new investors in a time, not of uncertainty, but of change. They [moments of change] provide for a good entry point for a new business.
'We are in the middle of times of change. We have looked at one other opportunity, and that is about it.
'We believe there is a chance now to enter the sport and build on a platform that will reinvent itself, and we can part of that reinvention.'
Lopez said that if his bid is successful, the team will not take on a new identity and will continue to run under the 'Renault' banner as a full constructor.
'It would be very different from a start-up team,' said Lopez.
'If we were to do a deal with Renault, we would still be basing ourselves as a constructors' team – but it will be a different kind of business.
'For us, it is important to confirm the stability over time.
'The business opportunities should rely not on making more out of the team, but it should be about making money out of the business platform we have.'
At a motorsport business forum in Monaco on Wednesday, Lopez stepped into the spotlight to announce his interest in buying out the Renault team.
'We are very opportunistic,' said Lopez.
'We have been in F1 for quite a while as friends to lots of people there, we have done some business in the environment, and never thought about getting more heavily involved than that.
'The situation is such now that it presents an opportunity for new teams or new investors in a time, not of uncertainty, but of change. They [moments of change] provide for a good entry point for a new business.
'We are in the middle of times of change. We have looked at one other opportunity, and that is about it.
'We believe there is a chance now to enter the sport and build on a platform that will reinvent itself, and we can part of that reinvention.'
Lopez said that if his bid is successful, the team will not take on a new identity and will continue to run under the 'Renault' banner as a full constructor.
'It would be very different from a start-up team,' said Lopez.
'If we were to do a deal with Renault, we would still be basing ourselves as a constructors' team – but it will be a different kind of business.
'For us, it is important to confirm the stability over time.
'The business opportunities should rely not on making more out of the team, but it should be about making money out of the business platform we have.'
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