News Details
Flawed conrod design forced Renault to cut engine power!
Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says a conrod issue detected on Nico Hulkenberg's engine after Bahrain forced the manufacturer to drastically reduce the output of its unit in the following races. Hulkenberg and team mate Daniel Ricciardo retired almost simultaneously in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix. While initial information from Renault pointed to a an MGU-K issue as the cause for the double-DNF at Sakhir, Abiteboul revealed a much more serious cause for Hulkenberg's failure. FP1 engine issue leaves McLaren's Sainz trailing "This winter we were given the opportunity to properly focus on power gain, and competitiveness gain," said Abiteboul. "What it meant...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
FP1 engine issue leaves Sainz's confidence trailing
McLaren's Carlos Sainz fears the engine issue that deprived him of...
4y ago from F1i.com
Marc Surer: 'I don't see a racer' in Cyril Abiteboul
Marc Surer has strongly criticised Renault. The French Formula 1 has...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Vettel goes full 'Niki' with special tribute lid
Sebastian Vettel was often criticized in the past for changing his helmet...
4y ago from F1i.com
Ricciardo always 'expected to struggle' at Renault
Daniel Ricciardo has insisted that he's not down-hearted by the poor...
4y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Marquez: Rossi-like Acosta can't be ruled out of...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Quartararo stresses ‘quality over quantity’ with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Martin believes Bagnaia still ‘the favourite'...
Current MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin pinpoints Francesco...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Arrow McLaren confirms Pourchaire for Barber...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Pourchaire earns second IndyCar outing with Arrow...
Arrow McLaren announced Tuesday morning that Theo Pourchaire will driver...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pourchaire eager for more IndyCar after “amazing”...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Palou plans to study how Dixon made race-winning fuel...
In IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Long Beach held last Sunday, Scott Dixon took...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA not at war with manufacturers over 2025 WRC...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
ERC star Sesks secures WRC Rally1 graduation with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Mārtiņš Sesks to drive M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 in...
Latvia’s Mārtiņš Sesks will benefit from the support of WRC Promoter...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Ogier's last-gasp Croatia Rally victory on surprising...
There had been no major incident on WRC Croatia for 17 stages. That...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal and Manchester United interested in signing...
No description available...
28m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal 'rekindle interest in Serie A striker after...
Arsenal reportedly reignite their interest in Juventus and Serbia striker...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal to face tough competition from Manchester City...
No description available...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'I heard the rumours' – Chelsea & Arsenal...
Despite being frequently linked with the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal, it...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 star hits back at Sky pundit with 'boring old man' jibe
Williams driver Alex Albon has had his say after... Read More »
47m ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari goes blue: Miami GP livery to honor North American...
Ferrari has announced plans to unveil a special... Read More »
48m ago from F1i.com
Ferrari set for big-money F1 title sponsor deal
Apr.23 Ahead of Lewis Hamilton's arrival at... Read More »
7h ago from OneStopStrategy.com