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Chevrier: "A second a lap off the pace"
19 March 2007Renault's head of engineering, Denis Chevrier, believes the R27 was about one second per lap off the pace compared to Renault's competitors such as Ferrari and McLaren. The Frenchman knows there is still a lot of work to do to improve the situation at Renault.
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Chevrier is not happy with the current performance of the Renault car. Looking back at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix he said: "It's not just a question of simply looking at the classification, but the gaps as well. We were around a second a lap off the pace. It's huge, especially as we didn't run into any special problems. We did not have the wrong strategy or meet with problems during pit stops, for example. It's difficult to attribute this lack of performance to any one parameter in particular; it would be too simple but one thing that's clear is that we're not yet getting the best out of the tyres. We'll have to sort through the data collected this weekend, find some explanations, and then improve the interaction between the chassis-engine-tyre package."
The team travels to Sepang next week for a three-day test ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix. It is difficult to set any expectations Chevier believes. "This circuit is very different and it emphasizes different dynamic qualities of the cars, in particular with the long quick corners," he said. "So the hierarchy may evolve. In addition, we'll have completed three days' testing on the track before tackling the grand prix. So we'll have more reference points."
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