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Abiteboul: Renault teams have a qualifying mode now

Renault powered teams will have the fabled ‘party-mode' for their drivers to use in qualifying, starting this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix, which could be worth uo to 20-horsepower at the push of a button. Renault were expected to roll-out the extra power mode only at Monza with their Spec-3 engine roll-out, but they are confident that they can already give their own team and their customers, Red Bull and McLaren, a much-needed boost for qualifying where their rivals have traditionally enjoyed an edge. In Canada, Renault released the second spec engine which reportedly found them an extra 20-bhp thanks to the BP/Castrol fuel they use. Red Bull gained about 12-bhp as they use...
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