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Palmer: Renault form in first F1 test a surprise
Jolyon Palmer says Renault finishing 2017's first Formula 1 test with both drivers inside the top eight was a pleasant surprise. The French manufacturer returned to F1 as a works team last year following a protracted takeover of Lotus, and finished eighth in the constructors' championship having only scored points in three grands prix. It has set its sights on moving up to fifth this year with its RS17, and Palmer and new teammate Nico Hulkenberg finished the first week of running at Barcelona sixth and eighth in the combined order. After setting the third-fastest time on Thursday on soft tyres - ahead of Haas and Force India on super-softs and Sauber and McLaren on ultra-softs - Palmer...
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