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Renault suspects another MGU-K failure for Hulkenberg

Renault has confirmed Nico Hulkenberg suffered a suspected MGU-K failure for the second consecutive race as the French manufacturer’s reliability woes continue at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Both Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo failed to finish last time out in Bahrain with MGU-K-related problems which triggered an extensive investigation from Renault ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. All Renault-powered F1 cars were required to take a new specification of MGU-K unit in a bid to solve its unreliability but just 16 laps into the Chinese race Hulkenberg reported a drop in engine power which forced his retirement. “It’s clearly a very disappointing race for us today, it was a...
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