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Renault will fight back - Chevrier

Renault engine chief Denis Chevrier says his team will fight back from the difficult start it has endured to the 2007 season. The reigning world champions have been scrapping for the last few points available at each Grand Prix and not been able to defend its crown.

"The first three rounds of the 2007 championship have been very closely fought, and it's been difficult for the team," Chevrier acknowledged. "Where the engine's concerned our reliability level's pretty good so far; we've had a few issues but nothing dramatic, and we've brought our two cars to the finish in all three events, which is satisfying."

"This year competition is very tough and up to now we've clearly been in the role of challenger," he admitted. "At present it's very difficulty for us to compete for a place on the rostrum so our aim is to score points with both cars. In Bahrain we saw just how small the gaps are in qualifying. As things stand at present, we can't allow ourselves to lose even one of two tenths as it's what'll allow us to make it into the qualifying shootout: it's not the same race when you start from sixth or seventh place on the grid as when it's from eleventh."

"Our way of working remains the same whether we're fighting for the title or running into a few difficulties, as is the case this season," Chevrier went on. "We're working with the same tried and tested methods, the same timetable and the same people. We just have to learn how to get more out of our package in the present circumstances."

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