(Renault Sport F1)
The United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas proved to be a dramatic event for the Renault powered teams as Infiniti Red Bull Racing Dacame from a pit-lane start tniel Ricciardo picked up his eighth podium finish of the season bringing his Renault powered RB10 home in third place behind race winner Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes.
The Australia is now out of the championship running but has further consolidated his place as best of the rest in third place behind the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg with jsut two races remaining this season.
Ricciardo's team mate Sebastian Vettel was one of the drivers of the race as the reigning world champion came from a pit-lane start to finish the race in seventh place just ahead of McLaren's Kevin Magnussen.
It was also a great race for the Renault powered Lotus of Pastor Maldonado who picked up his first points of the season finishing the race in ninth place for the Enstone based outfit.
Toro Rosso's Jean Eric Vergne rounded out the top ten a result which saw three Renault powered teams make up places in the top ten with both Red Bull's a Lotus and a Toro Rosso. Romain Grosjean was left disappointed in the second Lotus as he came home in just outside the points and one lap down in 11th place after Jean Eric Vergne collided with him during the race.
Daniil Kvyat had a difficult race in the second Toro Rosso as he finished the event as last of the runners in 15th place.
Speaking following the race Renault Sport F1's Head of Track Operations: Remi Taffin stated:
'All three of our teams performed well today, with none of them suffering any Power Unit problems. I must congratulate Daniel on another fine drive and podium after slipping backwards at the start. It was fantastic to see him overhaul both Williams drivers after producing some great overtaking moves. Indeed, all of our drivers seemed to be passing cars throughout the race, which again proves the Renault-powered teams can fight hard and reliably.
Obviously Sebastian’s weekend was compromised by using a sixth PU, but his tenacious performance en route to seventh not only proved his fighting spirit but also that the install was completed without any issues as it ran faultlessly during the race.
I also really enjoyed the race-long scrap between Toro Rosso, Lotus and McLaren. This was Lotus’ best weekend for some time actually, and Pastor’s first points of the season prove that we haven’t stopped pushing hard to develop the partnership despite it coming to an end in just two races.
Our target now is to keep up the pressure for podiums at the end of the season and help Red Bull secure second place in the constructors’ championship.'
© Ben Johnston 2014
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