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Daniel Ricciardo: 'Back to the drawing board for Renault'

Daniel Ricciardo does not believe the upgraded Renault power unit is any better than the previous specification having ran with it for the first time in Brazil this weekend. The Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver qualified ninth, but will drop to nineteenth due to a grid penalty for changing to the new engine, but feels Renault will have to go back to the drawing board to get the speed it needs to be competitive, especially after finding he was actually slower than team-mate Daniil Kvyat, who was still running the older engine. When asked about whether the penalty was worth it, Ricciardo admitted it was not in terms of speed, but in terms of data it was worth the ten-place drop. 'For the grid...
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