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Renault says testing has "magnified" ERS issue

Renault has revealed Formula 1’s pre-season tests have “magnified” an issue with its engine it was aware of before it arrived at Barcelona last week. After earlier problems for the French manufacturer and its customer teams Red Bull and Toro Rosso, works Renault driver Jolyon Palmer lost Tuesday morning's running to a precautionary engine swap. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen suffered two MGU-K problems on Wednesday, before Palmer revealed a repeat of his own Energy Recovery System issue caused his stoppage on Thursday. “We have a completely new power unit for 2017 and we have been mileage-limited with an element on the ERS side this week,” confirmed Renault engine technical...
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