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Red Bull supply no burden to Renault

Renault engine technical chief Rob White says his team's move to supply customer engines for the first time since it returned to F1 with its own works team. Renault will suppy Red Bull Racing in 2007.

"It is a positive move for Renault, and for the team at Viry," said White. "Firstly, it will reinforce Renault's presence in the sport in association with a high-profile competitor. Secondly, it allows us to compensate for some of the impact of the reduction in engine development activity brought about through the regulations. Obviously, the agreement has also had an impact on the structure of our trackside support operations, as we prepare to run four engines at every race and test rather than just two. Those changes are now being finalised, with a view to the beginning of our engine supply agreement in January 2007."

"The teams at Viry have extensive experience of supplying multiple teams, and it forms part of Renault's F1 tradition as well as our core skills," he added. "Our customer engines have won 80 Grands Prix in the past. Red Bull will use units to the same specification as the works team. We will seek to take advantage of that during our pre-season preparations, as we will have twice as much data from track testing than we would otherwise have had."

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