close global

Welcome to GPFans

CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY

  • NL
  • GB
  • IT
  • ES-MX
  • US
  • GB

Are you a F1 Fan? Follow GP Fans

Edition

NL GB IT ES-MX US

Renault's best-of-2019 Canada result 'nothing special'

Photo: © LAT Images

Renault's best-of-2019 Canada result 'nothing special'

They are expecting even better!

Cyril Abiteboul says Renault's first double points finish of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix was not a result of the French team significantly upgrading their car, but simply a representation of what they should be achieving in 2019.

Renault came into the season with aims of pulling away from the midfield pack and hunting down the top three, in particular Red Bull.

However a string of reliability issues hampered their early efforts, with Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg running below full power after a double DNF in Bahrain.

The pair came home sixth and seventh respectively in Montreal, vaulting Renault from eighth to fifth in the constructors' standings.

With an aerodynamic upgrade reportedly in the works for this weekend's home race at the French Grand Prix, Abiteboul says now is the time to make performance gains.

Related image
Related image

"Frankly we did nothing special, apart from doing what we should have done at every single race since the season started," Abiteboul told Autosport of the Canada result.

"There is nothing new in the engine, we are just operating the engine in the way it should have been operated if we had not had the issue that we had.

"The target was to start reducing the gap to the top and that is starting to happen.

"And that is clearly a relief to know that we are capable of showing to the outside world what we know is happening."

Related

More F1 news

Latest F1 news

Lando Norris reveals honest take on F1 rival's title win: 'This is sick what is this?!'

Lando Norris reveals honest take on F1 rival's title win: 'This is sick what is this?!'

  • 1 hour ago
Red Bull car opens up for Fernando Alonso but it will cost Aston Martin star £5m

Red Bull car opens up for Fernando Alonso but it will cost Aston Martin star £5m

  • 1 hour ago
F1 needs Max Verstappen to give rival drivers 'sleepless nights'

F1 needs Max Verstappen to give rival drivers 'sleepless nights'

  • 2 hours ago
Max Verstappen's 'nerve-wracking' admission about life as a father

Max Verstappen's 'nerve-wracking' admission about life as a father

  • 3 hours ago
Christian Horner causes uproar with remark about F1 champion Max Verstappen

Christian Horner causes uproar with remark about F1 champion Max Verstappen

  • Today 18:57
Serena Williams speaks about special Lewis Hamilton relationship

Serena Williams speaks about special Lewis Hamilton relationship

  • Today 17:57

Just in

22:42
Lando Norris reveals honest take on F1 rival's title win: 'This is sick what is this?!'
21:57
Red Bull car opens up for Fernando Alonso but it will cost Aston Martin star £5m
20:57
F1 needs Max Verstappen to give rival drivers 'sleepless nights'
19:57
Max Verstappen's 'nerve-wracking' admission about life as a father
18:57
Christian Horner causes uproar with remark about F1 champion Max Verstappen
F1 news

Recommended by the editors

Red Bull car opens up for Fernando Alonso but it will cost Aston Martin star £5m Fernando Alonso

Red Bull car opens up for Fernando Alonso but it will cost Aston Martin star £5m

1 hour ago
F1 needs Max Verstappen to give rival drivers 'sleepless nights' Max Verstappen

F1 needs Max Verstappen to give rival drivers 'sleepless nights'

2 hours ago
Max Verstappen's 'nerve-wracking' admission about life as a father Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen's 'nerve-wracking' admission about life as a father

3 hours ago
Serena Williams speaks about special Lewis Hamilton relationship Lewis Hamilton

Serena Williams speaks about special Lewis Hamilton relationship

Today 17:57
Ontdek het op Google Play
x