F1 STYRIAN GP : RENAULT CERTAINLY ISN’T RELIABLE ENOUGH

Renault held sixth and seventh place early on with Esteban Ocon and Ricciardo but came away only with an eighth place for the latter.

Reliability proved a weakness again with Ocon retiring with cooling problems, just as Ricciardo did the previous weekend, while the Australian himself ended up crossing the line just behind the two Racing Points that he started well ahead of.

That’s frustrating considering he was in a position that could have resulted in a ‘Class B’ victory in fifth place. He was behind only Sainz in the first stint once Ocon was made to let him past. Starting on the mediums then running long on softs didn’t help his race, but the fact both Racing Points got ahead of him on the road suggests Renault is still not quite able to deliver on its ambition of being the midfield ‘winner’.

With McLaren picking up another solid helping of points, Renault is now 31 behind with Racing Point already 14 ahead.

The car isn’t quite quick enough, yet, and it certainly isn’t reliable enough.

RENAULT HAS FORMALLY LODGED A PROTEST AGAINST BOTH RACING POINT

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