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'Happy to leave street circuits behind' says Renault's Bob Bell

 XPB Images On the run-up to next weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, Renault's chief technical officer Bob Bell is looking forward to a series of upcoming tracks which will hopefully play to the strengths of the team's RS16. The French manufacturer only scored points once this season, in Russia with Kevin Magnussen, and endured a difficult time as it tackled the Monaco,  Canada and Baku circuits with which the RS16 chassis did not fit well. Bob Bell explained why the Renault typically struggles with low speed corners. "It’s partly a function of downforce, and that simply goes back to development time," Bell said. "We’re also looking at braking stability, so front...
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