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Renault ease concerns about faulty batteries

Renault technical director Bob Bell has dismissed fears of unreliability after Red Bull and McLaren both suffered from battery issues at the second winter test. McLaren's MCL33 broke down three times on Tuesday, suffering from two power shutdowns in the process, while Max Verstappen almost missed a chunk of track time in the afternoon with a battery problem. But, Renault are not particularly concerned about the battery becoming a major issue for itself and its customer teams. 'The issues that we've had I don't think have any relationship to the installation of the battery at all,' said Bell via the official F1 site. 'We [Renault] haven't had any problem but what we do ahead of Melbourne is...
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