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'Productive' test for Renault despite final day issues
Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul says it was a 'shame' the team's pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya had ended on a frustrating note. The R.S.18 spent most of final day in the garage because of a gearbox issue. While itself not major, the time required for repairs meant that Carlos Sainz got almost no running in the morning. "[It] was frustrating for me and the team, but this doesn’t cloud what was a productive week of testing in Barcelona," insisted Sainz. "In a way it’s good that we had the problem we did today, rather than during the season when it could hurt us more." The issue was actually with a sensor within the gearbox,...
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