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Red Bull parking Spec C engine due to altitude

Red Bull Racing will run Renault's Spec B in Russia Red Bull Racing has decided to revert to the Spec B Renault engine in anticipation of upcoming high-altitude races, Max Verstappen has explained. Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo have used the Spec C in the last two races, while the Renault Sport factory team itself and fellow customer McLaren have stayed with the Spec B due to reliability concerns. Ricciardo described the Spec C as ‘encouraging’ while Verstappen finished second last time out in Singapore despite their weekends being affected by engine mapping issues. However, Red Bull will downgrade this weekend in Sochi with an eye to the Mexican and Brazilian Grands Prix towards the...
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