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Ricciardo reverts to older Renault engine

Daniel Ricciardo is set for more engine penalties later in the season after being forced to revert to an older-spec power unit in Hungary. The Aussie had to retire from the German Grand Prix when his ‘Spec B' engine failed at the Hockenheimring and lost the V6 and the turbo as a result. Rather than take on fresh parts and fresh penalties for a second straight race weekend, Ricciardo is now using the engine that was used to power him to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. At the moment that we had to make a decision there was absolutely no reason to introduce a new engine,' Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul told Motorsport.com. 'Then we had that failure, and we have stripped that engine...
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