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Flawed conrod design forced Renault to cut engine power!
Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says a conrod issue detected on Nico Hulkenberg's engine after Bahrain forced the manufacturer to drastically reduce the output of its unit in the following races. Hulkenberg and team mate Daniel Ricciardo retired almost simultaneously in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix. While initial information from Renault pointed to a an MGU-K issue as the cause for the double-DNF at Sakhir, Abiteboul revealed a much more serious cause for Hulkenberg's failure. FP1 engine issue leaves McLaren's Sainz trailing "This winter we were given the opportunity to properly focus on power gain, and competitiveness gain," said Abiteboul. "What it meant...
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