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Red Bull partly to blame for Melbourne woes - Renault

Renault believe Red Bull should take some blame for their woes in Melbourne after pushing the French manufacturer to make last minute changes to its engine. The changes, which according to Cyril Abiteboul bypassed their usual quality checks, were rushed through due to pressure from Red Bull who demanded a "fierce" development programme in order to catch Mercedes and Ferrari. "We had a last-minute engine development in which we bypassed our normal quality and test bench validation processes," he told L'Equipe. "It was these changes that caused the problems in Melbourne, and it is what we are now focusing on [changing] at the factory prior to Sepang. "We were...
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