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Renault boss argues brake system not a ‘driver aid'

Cyril Abiteboul argues the brake system is not a driver aid Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul has argued that branding its brake system as a driver aid was a harsh and subjective opinion. Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg were disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix after stewards declared the braking system on their cars a ‘driver aid'. Regulations state that the driver must drive the car alone and unaided. Though details of precisely how Renault's brake system worked have not been released, it has been acknowledged that the system automatically changed the brake bias without input from the driver. While this does not implicitly breach the sporting regulations, the protest from...
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