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Renault reverts to 2016 MGU-K to cure reliability
Renault has reverted to its 2016 MGU-K design for the Australian Grand Prix, as a temporary solution to the persistent reliability problems its engines suffered in pre-season Formula 1 testing. The French manufacturer introduced new energy recovery systems as part of a major overhaul of its F1 engine design for 2017, but the works team and customer squads Red Bull and Toro Rosso all suffered failures related to the MGU-K in Barcelona. Renault went to Spain expecting to suffer problems, understood to relate to the insulation on the MGU-K, and said it was already working on solutions that it originally planned to introduce in time for the season-opening race in Melbourne. But Renault...
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