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Renault looking to hold its performance level at Spa

©WRI2 As Renault prepares for next weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, chief technical officer Bob Bell offered a reminder of the challenges which await the French squad at Spa. With over 65% of the 7km track spent flat-out, the Belgian venue is the hardest of the year for teams' power units. But it's also one of the most demanding on the engine's energy recovery MGU-K system as each of the track's braking points comes after a long burst of power,  so the energy dissipated through the brake sis enormous. "Spa is the longest track of the year at 7km and very fast with a good mix of high and medium speed corners, sweeping sections and some low speed corners in the mix," explained Bell....
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