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Taffin: Rivals were burning oil for pace boost
Renault's F1 engine chief Remi Taffin reckons F1's rumbling row over oil burning is proof that some teams are using the practice otherwise it would have died down by now. Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the FIA fired a warning to the teams that were potentially burning oil to provide a pace boost, especially in qualifying. Stating that it is 'prohibited by the Technical Regulations', motorsport's governing made it clear that any team burning oil would be in 'breach of the Technical Regulations.' And while it was initially thought that it was Mercedes were using the practice, reports in Baku suggested that it may actually be Ferrari. Either way, Renault believe it is something that some...
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