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Renault confident it can halve gap to Mercedes
Renault remains confident it can reduce the power deficit to Mercedes by half before the start of the season after two of the three pre-season tests. The Mercedes-powered cars dominated the 2014 season and have looked like the strongest in the first two tests of 2015 so far. Renault is still catching up after a difficult 2014, but managing director Cyril Abiteboul believes the current rate of progress means the French manufacturer will have reduced the gap to Mercedes by the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Abiteboul insists, however, that it is still hard to judge the pecking order. "It's still a bit early to make a proper judgement as it's always relative and we don't know what...
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