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The consequences of untested power unit parts

Last weekend, it came to light that Renault-powered teams have big issues with their power units. At Albert Park, they had to run the power unit in a detuned state in order to not have it break down and to make it somewhat reliable. Both Red Bull and Renault are pointing fingers at each other, with team Principal Christian Horner stating that 'Renault is a bit in a mess' and Renault's Manager Director Cyril Abiteboul claiming 'we were very aggressive because Red Bull has taken us on a ferocious race in development.' The latter's comments points on last minute developments on tokens they already intended to use in Melbourne. The issue here is that once a power unit is used during a race...
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