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Renault: Upgrades did not deliver

Although pleased with the reliability of their upgraded engine, Renault concedes that 'it did not deliver the expected improvements in performance'. The French manufacturer used 11 of its 12 in-season development tokens ahead of the United States GP, but Red Bull waited until this weekend's Brazilian GP before finally running the new spec engine. Daniel Ricciardo, though, was the only driver who had the new power unit fitted to his car, but he was slower than his team-mate Daniil Kvyat in qualifying and, although the Australian fought back to finish P11 after starting P19 due to his grid penalty, he didn't exactly set the world alight during the race. Renault Sport F1 Director of...
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