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"Courageous" Renault ran out of time to get F1 engine on par with rivals – Alpine
Renault’s powertrain department took risks with their RE22 engine last year to gain performance, but in 2023, it was evident that their essentially unchanged RE23 still lagged behind their rivals. Efforts were made to update the engine and close the performance gap, but that strategy was abandoned. Renault has accepted the deficit for the next two seasons and shifted focus to developing a new engine for the 2026 regulations. While acknowledging the engine deficit, the team believes they have the technology and capability to improve it, but ran out of time with the RE22. They will now focus on optimizing their current power unit within the regulations and addressing any chassis issues that may have affected performance.
