Renault have reportedly failed initial FIA crash tests with its new R29. However, a spokesperson for the F1 team says the setback will not delay the team’s plans to launch the new car in just over a week’s time.
“It is something not at all unusual,” the team said. “However, we have identified the problem and solved it. The car will be testing in Algarve on January 19.”
Crash test failures are not unusual in Formula One, with teams pushing their designs to the limit.
Renault also failed one before the start of the 2005 season that brought them their first championship with Spain’s Fernando Alonso, and have plenty of time to rectify the problem.
The team won two races with the double world champion last year and aim to be back in the hunt for the title when the season starts in Australia on March 29.
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