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- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Renault has admitted it still has to improve on both the reliability of the engines it is supplying to Red Bull Racing and its working relationship with its new customer team.
The world champion squad is providing a supply of its V8 power units to RBR this season, with the second race of that deal in Malaysia this weekend.
Renault's principal race engineer for Red Bull, Fabrice Lom says that although both RBR drivers didn’t suffer terminal reliability problems in the Melbourne opener, both their engines were hit by small glitches.
An issue he admits must be worked on as the new relationship beds down.
“The race showed us that we still have some way to go in terms of overall reliability, because although both cars could have made it to the finish, they weren’t able to run the whole race at peak performance,” Lom told Renault’s official website.
“We had some minor issues that restricted our pace, which was disappointing.
“But the relationship with Red Bull Racing is still very new, and our working methods are not yet instinctive.
“We are putting things in place step by step though, and there is good will to make it work on both sides.
“And that’s an encouraging situation!”
However Lohm is optimistic the team can enjoy a strong race in Malaysia and has no concerns about the Renault engine ahead of the second weekend of the season.
“I think we are feeling pretty confident, both for the chassis and engine,” he said.
“The test last week was very productive, and even though it’s only testing, we hope to see a good level of performance, particularly over a single lap, and that should give us a good platform for the race.
“The team is working hard to achieve that objective.
“In terms of the engine itself, the data we collected last week was promising, and we don’t have any particular worries for the second race of the season.
“Everything has gone well so far – so we need to make sure it carries on like that!”

Source = ITV F1