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Upgraded power unit ‘did not deliver’ – Renault
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Renault Sport F1 director of operations Rémi Taffin admits that Viry’s latest power unit specification “did not deliver the expected improvements in performance” at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The French manufacturer spent 11 of its 12 allocated development tokens to enhance its Renault Energy F1-2015 and made it available as early as last month’s USGP. Red Bull finally took up the offer at Interlagos and ran the updated engine on Daniel Ricciardo’s car with an eye cast towards 2016, as Milton Keynes still looks to secure a fresh power unit deal. Despite expecting only a marginal gain from the evolution, the Australian remained quite unimpressed after he...
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