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Renault using 2015 Lotus as the foundation for their 2017 car

Renault won't be basing their 2017 car on their current challenger, but will instead look back a year at the Lotus E23 Hybrid which will form the foundation of next year's car according to team boss Fred Vasseur. In its final year before it was taken over by Renault, Lotus finished sixth with 78 points on the back of several strong results including a podium finish at the Belgian Grand Prix for Romain Grosjean. This year however, Renault have scored just six points thanks to Kevin Magnussen's only points finish and sit ninth, ahead of Manor and Sauber. Vasseur claims the late decision to takeover the team, which used a Mercedes power unit, meant quickly modifying the car...
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