Brazil in Renault's sights

Before arriving on the other side of the Atlantic, Renault had indicated to make available a new specification for its V6 turbo / hybrid Power Unit for the United States Grand Prix this weekend in Austin, Texas. Eleven of the twelve tokens remaining at the disposal of the engineers of Viruses-Châtillon were used, in particular to work on the internal combustion engine.

But the development brought about by the Losange should ultimately remain in the garage as confirmed by Rémi Taffin. ?The ideal would have been to use it from free practice 1 to discover it on track. We prefer to wait a bit to introduce it into the race. The engine foreshadows that of 2016.” specifies the director of operations at Canal +.

The delicate weather conditions, which also led to the cancellation of the second free practice session last night, slowed down the introduction, as did the prospect of grid penalties for the drivers.

At a press conference, Christian horner, Team Principal of Red Bull, also clarified that his team would not use this development before Interlagos. “For the updated version, which they call version D, Renault confirmed earlier today that the operating conditions are not quite there yet, and so this has been postponed to Brazil, which for us is more logical. »