Renault has been able to make a substantially new ‘power unit' for 2015 after its disappointing start to the turbo V6 era. That is the claim of the French marque's F1 operations chief Remi Taffin, who countered suggestions the so-called ‘engine freeze' means that dominant Mercedes' advantage is now locked in for years. 'During the winter we have really been able to change everything we wanted to,' the Frenchman told the Finnish broadcaster MTV3. 'The only limitation has been the number of parts, where the FIA has allocated a certain number of ‘tokens' for what you want to change,' he said. It is well known that each of the 2014 manufacturers – Renault, Mercedes and...
Full Story »