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(Renault Sport F1)
Renault Sport F1 had what can be described as a good day at
the office at the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit on Sunday.
The French manufacturer saw all four of their cars finish
the race in the points. The Scuderia Toro Rosso pair of Max Verstappen and
Carlos Sainz finished the race in 7th and 8th place
respectively with their sister team, the senior Infiniti Red Bull Racing outfit
having their drivers Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo finishing the race in 9th
and 10th place respectively.
The company also made history in Sepang on Sunday as Max
Verstappen became the youngest ever Formula One point’s scorer.
Speaking
following the race, Renault Sport F1’s Director of Operations Remi Taffin
commented by saying:
‘Four cars in the points
after one of the toughest races of the year shows the amount of work that has
gone on behind the scenes in the last two weeks. Driveability has been
reasonably levelled up, and the drivers could clearly explore the potential of
their cars. Absolute performance can be and will be improved while we are some
way behind the front of the pack. We clearly have some potential in hand and
improving reliability will allow us to get closer in the near future. We’ll
work hard with Toro Rosso and Red Bull to make sure we’re maximizing this
potential. Finally, congrats to Max for his impressive race and his first
points and a special bravo to Sebastian for his victory.’
Renault Sport F1’s Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul
commented on the days performance by saying:
‘We said after Melbourne
that we needed to react to the problems, but not overreact and we can see that
the measures and countermeasures put in place since then have played dividends
here. Engine-wise we are much more where we should have been in Australia.
Reliability has globally been good – as it should be – and the improvements to
driveability have allowed the teams to focus on the set-ups and see where the
true performance of the cars is at the moment. Finishing one lap behind the
leaders isn’t where we need to be, but now we have very clear targets. Ferrari
has done a great job in the last few months, it shows that Mercedes can be
caught if all the ingredients are there. We need to focus on our job, play the
long game and keep pushing every time we hit the track.’
© Ben Johnston 2015
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