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(Renault Sport F1)
Renault Sport F1 had a mixed Bahrain Grand Prix as Infiniti
Red Bull Racing secured a double points finish while the Scuderia Toro Rosso
duo Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz failed to finish the race. Although
Ricciardo finished the race for Red Bull his Renault power unit blew right at
the end of the race and he failed to make across the finish line.
Ricciardo is now down to his final power unit of the season
as he has suffered three power unit finishes in the opening four Grand Prix of
the season. Speaking following the race Renault Sport F1’s Director of
Operations Remi Taffin commented by saying:
‘Two points scoring positions with Red Bull
are the most we could have hoped for today. We were conservative with the PU
settings as we knew we were at a potential risk of problems. We just got to the
end of the race with Red Bull. At Toro Rosso, it was not their day today as
Carlos looked set for another points finish before his retirement. With regards
to Max, it looks like an electrical problem. With three weeks to the next race
we will look in detail at the first four races – the positive, as well as the negative.
We will also look at more permanent fixes to the problems experienced and take
further steps forward on all fronts.’
Renault Sport F1’s Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul
commented on the Bahrain Grand Prix by saying:
‘It wasn’t a memorable
weekend for us in any way, but we did what we needed to do. We came here aware
of the risks from the previous race, and considering the starting positions,
sixth and ninth is the best we could have hoped for with Red Bull today. Toro
Rosso did not fulfil the potential, and a double retirement is a disappointment
after the strong performances of the first few races. Another engine problem is
definitely not what we wanted to see, but I will take as a positive sign that
it was at the very end and did not impact the final result of Daniel.
Reliability has been our Achilles Heel since the last two races, but with 18 days
to go before the first session in Spain, we have the time to introduce the more
permanent fixes we have in the pipeline and start making the performance steps
we are all keen to make.’
© Ben Johnston 2015
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