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Hulkenberg takes penalty as Renault trials 2018 engine parts

Nico Hulkenberg has joined Max Verstappen and Brendon Hartley in taking grid penalties for the Austin Formula 1 race, with Renault introducing a revised engine featuring 2018 development parts. The manufacturer has been careful to give one example of the new engine to both of its customer teams, Red Bull and Toro Rosso, at the same time that the works outfit gets one, ensuring parity. However, these will be the only engines of the new R.E.17G spec to be introduced this season, creating a potential disparity in performance between the drivers in each of the three outfits. Hulkenberg, Verstappen and Hartley will also take other fresh power unit elements of standard spec, and it’s not clear...
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