It was a troubled opening day for the works Renault team in Montreal, with technical issues and a crash marring the team's practice session, but the R.S.18's pace was clear to see. Amid the setbacks, Carlos Sainz clocked in with a promising eighth-fastest time in FP1 while Nico Hulkenberg was just outside of the top ten in the afternoon session. The German driver was sidelined for most of the morning practice as the result of a gearbox issue that left him stranded out on the track. Renault discourages Red Bull to switch to Honda power “It was a pretty quiet morning for me once I found my way back to the garage, but the afternoon was far more productive," said the Hulk. "We...
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