Failing to score a single point at the Spanish Grand Prix, Cyril Abiteboul concedes Renault are falling short of their own expectations. Although Daniel Ricciardo made it into Q3 on Saturday at the Barcelona circuit, a grid penalty for causing a collision in Baku meant he started 13th. That, though, was better than Nico Hulkenberg's pit lane start, the result of his qualifying exclusion for breaking parc ferme rules when Renault changed his front wing specification in Q1. After 66 laps on Sunday, and with the help of a Safety Car bunching up the field, Ricciardo was P12 with Hulkenberg 13th at the chequered flag. Sunday's Spanish GP result means Renault have managed two top-ten showings...
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