News Details
Renault ‘compromise' engine in favour of reliability
Renault and their customers, Red Bull and McLaren, won't be able to use their power units to their full capacity at the start of this season with Renault opting to focus on reliability. Last season each car was permitted four engines, however, this year that number has been reduced to three. As such Renault are well aware of how reliability, or a lack thereof, could cost the teams as the season progresses. 'We have decided voluntarily to make some compromises for engine number one in order to make sure that we have got the right platform,' Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul told Autosport. 'If you come to the first race and you start to have reliability problems, then that is not...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Renault takes wraps off 2018 F1 challenger
Renault has taken the covers off its 2018 Formula 1 contender, the RS.18,...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Renault hopes 'fresh approach' will end reliability...
Renault Chief Technical Officer Bob Bell says the manufacturer has...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Renault focused on establishing strong reliability on...
A big part of Renault's efforts over the winter have focused on boosting...
7y ago from F1i.com
Bernie Ecclestone: Liberty should consider switch to...
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone believes that Liberty Media should...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez fastest at Jerez test on updated Ducati...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez tops mid-season Jerez MotoGP test
Ducati’s Marc Marquez responded to his crash at the MotoGP Spanish...
6h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Alex Marquez: ‘without Marc Marquez I was the...
Alex Marquez admitted he knew ‘it was his day’ to win his first...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marc Marquez turned down the paycheck of a lifetime...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Takuma Sato reveals 94G impact in 233mph Indy 500...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Palou tops busy final Indy 500 test day
The NTT IndyCar Series wrapped up a two day test session on Thursday,...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Larson, Sato crash in high-boost Indy 500 test session
The second day of IndyCar’s Indy 500 open test opened with qualifying...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Scott McLaughlin fastest as speeds top 232mph in Day 2...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota Gazoo Racing's silver lining
Toyota Gazoo Racing has a silver lining, literally. Not content with a...
5h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Even Sebastien Ogier was powerless to prevent Kalle...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanpera ignites WRC season with Canary Islands...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Spirited Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal fans to ‘bring...
t;li>Manager said club ‘feel’ lack of Champions League trophyMikel...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com
Kylian Mbappe PSG record could be broken by 32-goal...
Ousmane Dembele could break a Paris Saint-Germain record set by Kylian...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Luis Enrique urges PSG to ‘rewrite history’...
t;li>Manager says side is more complete since October meeting‘We are...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com
“Let’s play every ball together” - Arsenal boss...
Mikel Arteta has issued a passionate rallying cry to Arsenal fans ahead of...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
McLaren deal ‘over’ as star driver issues emotional...
McLaren Formula 1 team have allegedly ended a... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Contract clause could explain Hamilton struggle
Apr.28 An interesting contractual detail... Read More »
15h ago from OneStopStrategy.com
Aston Martin's new wind tunnel ‘opened our eyes,’ says...
Aston Martin’s quest to become a Formula 1... Read More »
10h ago from F1i.com
