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Renault ought to be matching Mercedes power unit by 2018 – Bell

Bob Bell, the chief technical officer of the Renault Sport Formula 1 Team, believes the Renault power unit was a match to that of Ferrari in 2016, although they still fell short of Mercedes. Red Bull Racing took two wins in 2016 with Renault power in Spain and Malaysia, with last season a marked improvement from 2015 where the engine was both unreliable and off the pace. A new direction and a change of Renault’s internal structure saw the improvements translate on track in 2016, and Bell has revealed that the aim now is to continue that improvement to get on par with Mercedes, at least by 2018. “It's certainly behind Mercedes, there or thereabouts with Ferrari, maybe slightly off but...
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