Renault appologizes to Max and his fans

Published on 28 August 2017 by Niels Hendrix

Renault apologizes to Max Verstappen, after a problem with the power unit in the Belgian Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing, the Dutch Formula 1 driver and the thousands of fans at Spa-Francorchamps were very disappointed.

Cyril Abiteboul says on behalf of Renault: “I want to mention Red Bull Racing. Their race was one of contrasts, on one side Daniel Ricciardo showed solid pace for another podium but on the other side Max Verstappen was forced to retire. An electronic systems issue seems to be at the heart of this problem. I personally apologise to Red Bull Racing and more specifically to Max and his many fans who are as disappointed as we are. We will work closely with RBR to define a course of action and a roadmap to eradicate issues such as this one which meant they couldn’t harness their package’s potential today.”