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Renault focus will be on reliability not performance at start of season

Engine supplier Renault has urged the teams it supplies not to expect too much too soon from the new 2017 power unit. The French manufacturer are believed to have come up with an all new engine concept ahead of the 2017 season, but warned that their main focus at the start of the year will be on reliability rather than full on performance. The new design will be introduced in phases, with the first model being installed for Round 1 of the 2017 Formula 1 season in Australia, and it will not be until the mark two version is released, which is likely to be around the time of the Spanish Grand Prix, that the engine’s full potential will be unearthed. Speaking to motorsport.com recently about...
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