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NEEDING SPEED: Daniel Ricciardo taking his Red Bull out for a spin before the Australian GP in Melbourne. <\/p>\n
Renault's Formula One boss says Daniel Ricciardo isn't likely to get a race-winning engine this season. <\/p>\n
The French manufacturer supplies power units to Red Bull Racing and sister outfit Toro Rosso, but have struggled since the move to V6 turbo hybrids in 2014. <\/p>\n
Drivers from both teams complained of poor driveability over the Australian Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne, with two cars - including Ricciardo's - suffering engine failure. <\/p>\n
Renault says it has worked hard in the off-season to try narrow the gap to last year's runaway championship winners Mercedes, but to no avail. <\/p>\n
\"A race-winning engine on merit is not something that is going to happen this year, we know that,\" Cyril Abiteboul, who heads up Renault Sport's F1 programme, told Autosport. <\/p>\n
\"But to win races, it is not just the engine but also the car and the drivers.\" <\/p>\n
In another interview with French magazine AUTOhebdo, Abiteboul reportedly accused Red Bull's technical boss Adrian Newey of lying by blaming the RB11's problems on the power unit. <\/p>\n
He said there were also issues with the car's chassis. <\/p>\n
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