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Renault confident of smaller engine deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari
Renault is confident that it has closed the gap on Mercedes and Ferrari this season, after delivering a half-second per lap improvement with its 2016 Formula 1 engine. As it begins a restructuring and ramping up of efforts with its own works team, the French car manufacturer has enjoyed a much better time during testing than the previous two campaigns. And Renault engine technical director Remi Taffin thinks that a plan to realise a half-second leap over the winter has been achieved. When asked by Motorsport.com if the gap to Mercedes had been halved as hoped, Taffin said: “To be fair it is very difficult to compare Mercedes. I guess they are hiding their gains, and they will probably...
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