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Renault delays Sochi upgrade until Austin

Renault has delayed the introduction of a much anticipated performance upgrade for its 2015 Formula 1 power unit. Earlier, the Red Bull teams were holding out for October's Russian grand prix at Sochi, because Renault was planning to debut a new engine improved by trading in performance ‘tokens'. But Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said at Monza: 'When the upgraded engine will appear is TBC. There's nothing actually confirmed yet.' The feeling is that, as Renault is locked in deep negotiations with Lotus about re-buying the Enstone team, the French carmaker is now more focused on 2016. Auto Motor und Sport claims that the Sochi engine will now debut two weeks later in Austin,...
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