Cyril Abiteboul has denied that Renault's upgrade for its home race in France next weekend amounts to a ‘B spec' car. 'Please keep the ball flat,' he told Auto Motor und Sport. 'It's part two of our recovery plan.' The German report said Renault's Paul Ricard upgrade includes a new front wing, nose, bargeboards, floor, cooling system and tighter rear end. It could be worth as much as half a second per lap, in line with Renault's pre-season aim of getting closer to the top three teams Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. But Abiteboul warned: 'I hear that Haas is bringing something new as well. They'll be fast on a circuit like Paul Ricard.' After a difficult start to 2019, however,...
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