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Renault want 2017 MGU-K back as ‘early as possible'

Having reverted to last year's MGU-K following reliability concerns, Renault are hoping to have the 2017 version back in the cars 'as early as possible.' Running into some reliability issues during pre-season testing, Renault opted to use last year's MGU-K at the start of this year's championship. All three Renault-powered teams; Renault, Red Bull and Toro Rosso; have therefore been running the 2016 spec. Renault, though, are hoping to have the new, lighter 2017 version back in the cars as soon as possible. 'We are planning to bring back the 2017 one as early as possible,' F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul told Autosport. 'As you know, the [power of the] MGU-K is governed by regulation...
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