Renault believes a new front wing it tried in the Bahrain Formula 1 test could resolve the race pace problems that have afflicted it in 2017's opening grands prix. Though Nico Hulkenberg put Renault seventh on the grid in both China and Bahrain, his ninth place in the Sakhir event is the team's only points finish of the season so far as it has been unable to replicate its qualifying form in race trim. Renault's chief technical officer Bob Bell said the team understood why this was happening and had parts arriving to tackle it. "It's pretty clear and we're not under any illusion; we are currently qualifying better than we race and that's a symptom of our current car performance,"...
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