– Renault's engine upgrades introduced for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix have led to a gain of 0.2s per lap, according to Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul.Renault customer Red Bull intimated that a performance step was expected for Baku, before Abiteboul scaled down expectations, commenting that there would only be "small improvements".However, Abiteboul compared the engine gains to a team making steps with its chassis, with the Renault-powered drivers having not taken power unit changes since the last event."There is improvement," Abiteboul commented."For instance, this weekend, we have two tenths of an upgrade in the engine; we were not expecting to...
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