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Renault engine a match for its rivals now says Abiteboul

Following a difficult start to the season which has seen Renault take a step backwards, Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul, says that a fundamental issue with the power unit has been resolved and the spec-2 unit introduced in Spain is now a match for its rivals. 'There will be another step from this weekend onwards,' he told reporters in Monaco, 'so basically we are back to the competitiveness level of the engine at the season start, which was really strong. 'From our analysis we see we are now the same level as Ferrari and Mercedes in the race, and behind Ferrari in qualifying,' he added. The Frenchman revealed that Nico Hulkenberg's retirement in Bahrain was down to a conrod failure which...
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