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Szafnauer: Renault F1 engine now 'within 10 bhp of the best'

Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has praised his Renault colleagues at Viry-Châtillon for their efforts in developing an F1 engine that is now "within 10 bhp of the best". Alpine's disappointing 2021 campaign was in large part due to the weakness of its Renault power unit. Progress last year was purposefully scant as the manufacturer's engineers focused on implementing a major development for 2022. The new unit features extensive architecture changes in all areas, the internal combustion engine, the ERS, the turbo and its positioning in the car, as well as a switch to the split turbo layout that Mercedes pioneered in 2014. Szafnauer commended the crew at Viry for their...
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