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Renault reverts to old MGU-K

Like Honda, Renault built an all-new engine and recovery system for the 2017 season. Furthermore, like Honda, said new unit has suffered a number of reliability issues. Consequently, following pre-season testing, and with little time in which to introduce the necessary solutions, Renault has opted to resort to using the 2016 MGH-K on all its engines for this weekend, including those supplied to customer teams Red Bull and Toro Rosso, who both suffered MGU-K related issues in Spain. 'There were only ten days between the end of the second test and the race in Melbourne,' Renault's technical director for engines, Remi Taffin told Autosport, 'so we had no choice but to do this.' With the...
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