For Rob White, relationships are different depending on the team

Si Red Bull Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Toro Rosso, and Caterham F1 share “the same Power Unit” in the words of Rob White, the relationships maintained with the teams differ. “It’s clear that the relationship with Red Bull is very strong, we are very close, it’s a relationship that has lasted for many years and has grown recently. This is the first time we have developed the engine and the car from scratch with Red Bull. It was very enriching and a really good experience. explains the Englishman to Crash.net. We are extremely proud of the relationship with Red Bull. They are very demanding, but this is a strength and not a problem. We also want our Power Unit to be competitive in the other cars of the other teams we work with. Obviously we've had a long-standing relationship with Lotus as well. They have been with us throughout the design and development of the new turbo V6. »

“Toro Rosso is a new relationship for us and so at the same time learning about a new group of people and then there was a new car to build. In this case, it's a little different, it's more a matter of communication on the progress of the car's construction. They arrived relatively late in the process. And Caterham is somewhere in between. So, there are personality differences if between the teams. Of course, we have basically the same engine in all four cars. The differences between Red Bull's engine and those of other cars are extremely minor. »

The first car motorized by Renault finished, after the disqualification of Daniel Ricciardo, in 8th place with Jean-Eric Vergne and the STR9 of Toro Rosso.