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Renault: No reason to copy Mercedes engine concept
Renault has ruled out following Mercedes' split turbo concept for its F1 engine, as it believes its current design has enough potential to close down on the German manufacturer. Mercedes has been the benchmark power unit since the turbo hybrid rules came into force in 2014, and much of its advantage was put down to a unique split turbo-compressor idea that it has used since the beginning of the current rules cycle. The idea of splitting the turbo and compressor to place them at either side of the main engine block is one that was copied by Honda for this year, after it abandoned its original idea of having the items within the V-block to help with McLaren's 'size-zero' ambitions. Renault...
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