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Marko: Renault forced us into Honda switch
Red Bull's motorsport advisor Dr Helmet Marko has said that Renault's impatience led to the team announcing their switch to Honda earlier than planned. Red Bull's initial timeline had pinpointed the Austrian Grand Prix next weekend as the event to announce their 2019 engine decision. But confirmation came on Tuesday instead ahead of this weekend's French Grand Prix. And Marko revealed that the early announcement was because of Renault's persistence for an answer. 'Actually we wanted to announce the decision after France,' Marko told Auto Bild. 'But Renault set an ultimatum that ended on Sunday. We had no choice. 'The new update, which could not be properly used in Canada due to unfortunate...
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