Renault have confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg's early retirement from the Chinese Grand Prix was down to another MGU-K failure, as the French-works team's reliability issues continue. In Bahrain a couple of weeks ago, both Hulkenberg and his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo did not finish the race with MGU-K problems - meaning Renault would investigate the matter thoroughly ahead of the China Grand Prix. All Renault-powered engines would take a new spec of MGU-K unit ahead of this weekend's race in Shanghai, in an attempt to solve the reliability woes from the French manufacturer. But just 16 laps into the Chinese GP, Hulkenberg reported a drop in his car's engine power and was subsequently forced...
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