News Details

Renault: Red Bull only have themselves to blame

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul has laid the blame for Max Verstappen's MGU-K failure during the early stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix solely at the feet of Red Bull. The Dutchman had made a good start to the race but was forced to retire the car after the power unit issue. Speaking after the grand prix, Abiteboul said that the failure was not the fault of Renault, Red Bull's power unit supplier, but rather with the team themselves after they didn't take an upgraded component that was offered to them. “We switched at Monaco to an improved MGU-K. But Red Bull is not using it because it affects the way the power unit is packaged on their car.” Abiteboul said. “The new...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Abiteboul: Red Bull have only themselves to blame

Red Bull boss Christian Horner and his driver Max Verstappen were quick...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Wolff: We are forced to trust Ferrari

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confessed that everyone in Formula One will...
7y ago from GPFans.com

FIA has ‘no concerns’ about Ferrari power unit

Charlie Whiting says the FIA has 'no concerns' about Ferrari's power unit....
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Ricciardo running older power unit than Verstappen

Daniel Ricciardo will be gunning for race victory at the Hungarian Grand...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Honda confirms Luca Marini to remain a factory rider...

Honda Racing Corporation has confirmed Luca Marini will remain as its...

Johann Zarco extends LCR Honda stay through 2027...

Johann Zarco will be staying with LCR Honda after agreeing to a two-year...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Louis Foster narrowly secures IndyCar Rookie of the...

After a season-long battle with two other rookies in the NTT IndyCar...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Sebastian Ogier and Vincent Landais win inaugural...

After dropping over half a minute on the opening day to winning Rally del...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

2 Arsenal stars closing in on move to surprise...

Bundesliga side Hamburg are reportedly set to sign Arsenal stars Albert...
46m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Fabrizio Romano: Arsenal forward undergoing medical...

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson is heading...
3h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Exclusive: Arsenal expert on how 'sensational signing'...

Arsenal FC journalist Charles Watts has had his say on the seemingly...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

What I learned from interviewing this former Arsenal...

It doesn’t really surprise me to see Emi Martinez looking for a move to...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.