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"In the short time since the Chinese Grand Prix we have been
checking and rechecking systems and procedures to implement
fixes for the next race in Bahrain," said Renault sport F1
managing director Cyril Abiteboul in a statement.
"Due to logistics of the back-to-back races a complete guarantee
will be difficult but we have made improvements to prevent the
race stoppers we saw in China. Our motivation is as high as
ever."
Former Formula One champions Red Bull scored just two points in
Shanghai while their sister team Toro Rosso drew a blank after
engine-related retirements.
Daniil Kvyat’s race ended spectacularly with the Russian pulling
up with smoke spewing from his Red Bull, while Toro Rosso’s Max
Verstappen brought out the safety car three laps from the end
when his car halted on the main straight.
Renault have been under fire from Red Bull this season, after a
2014 season dominated by Mercedes, but Abiteboul said Renault
had made real progress in performance and driveability since the
opening race in Australia.
"It’s frustrating that the reliability issues of Shanghai threw
a cover over these," he said.
"We don’t take the issues we have seen lightly, but we have
taken genuine steps forward and need to focus on our continuing
program of improvements while addressing the reliability
concerns in parallel."
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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