Frustrated Magnussen rues poor Renault

Kevin Magnussen today admitted that the 2016 Renault car has gone backwards since pre-season testing.

The French team, who bought out Lotus last season, have struggled with Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer both struggling throughout the campaign.

Things look to be just as bad in Monaco this weekend and a frustrated Magnussen believes they have a lot of work to do in order to catch up with their rivals.

“It’s all chassis,” he said.

“The engine has delivered, it’s a good step.

“We could have the best engine on the gird right now and we’d still be close to where we are, so the engine is not our main concern at the moment.

“I’m very happy to say Renault has done a great job, they’ve achieved what they promised with the numbers and laptime goals, so that is very encouraging.

“We just have to improve our car, and we’ve a big job on our hands.

“It’s not going to be this weekend, it’s not going to be next, so we just have to keep cool.

“Unfortunately, we have made the car worse, and that’s a mistake from us.

“We thought we’d made this car better from the test.

“I’m sure some of the things we tried were improvements, but balance and set-up wise, it’s not made the car better for this track.”

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