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Renault upgrade was limited in Brazil

 XPB Images It has emerged that Renault did not use its full token allocation on the engined which powered Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull in Brazil. It was widely thought that the French manufacturer had exploited eleven of its remaining twelve development tokens in its attempt to boost the performance level of its power unit. But while the FIA did accept the Renault's initial request, it actually only used seven tokens on the engine introduced in Brazil, and which forced Ricciardo to take a grid penalty. Renault apparently focused its efforts on the internal combustion engine, while the outstanding balance of tokens is to be devoted to work on the unit's turbocharger. Limited part...
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