Only Max has the Renault update

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Only Max Verstappen is running Renault’s updated engine at this weekend’s Singapore GP; that’s according to managing director Cyril Abiteboul.

Verstappen set the pace in Friday’s opening practice session at the Marina Bay circuit, edging his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by 0.049s.

It was initially thought that both Red Bull racers were running the latest engine upgrade, only for Abiteboul to reveal that it is just Verstappen – even Renault’s works drivers don’t have it.

He told Autosport: “There is no tactic, no strategy, no preference.

“We like Max, but it …

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