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FIA confirms Ricciardo F1 power unit changes for China

The FIA has confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo's car has been fitted with two new elements on his Renault Formula 1 power unit ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, edging him closer to a grid penalty. Ricciardo was forced to retire from last weekend's race in Bahrain after an electrical issue caused his Red Bull RB14 car to shut down after just one racing lap as the team ailed to its first double DNF since Korea 2010. The Australian driver confirmed on Thursday he would be taking a new battery for China after the failure, saying the old one was not in the pool for the rest of the season due to the issue and that it was "in the bin - in Bahrain somewhere, at the bottom of the...
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