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Renault admits having to sacrifice pace "bitter"

Renault Sport Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul said it was "bitter" to have to sacrifice performance in order to ensure reliability during Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix. Renault has suffered a series of failures in recent races, with Renault-powered Toro Rosso duo Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley taking grid penalties for this weekend's race in Brazil. As a result, Renault made the call to turn down its engines in a bid to reduce the chances of further failures during the race at Interlagos. The works Renaults of Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz finished 10th and 11th, a lap down, while Renault-powered Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were fifth and sixth. Gasly...
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