Renault: Red Bull only have themselves to blame

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul has laid the blame for Max Verstappen's MGU-K failure during the early stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix solely at the feet of Red Bull. The Dutchman had made a good start to the race but was forced to retire the car after the power unit issue.

Speaking after the grand prix, Abiteboul said that the failure was not the fault of Renault, Red Bull's power unit supplier, but rather with the team themselves after they didn't take an upgraded component that was offered to them.

“We switched at Monaco to an improved MGU-K. But Red Bull is not using it because it affects the way the power unit is packaged on their car.” Abiteboul said.

The failure did little to soothe the tension between both parties, with Red Bull seemingly counting down the days until their new partnership with Honda can begin, a string of failures in the run-up to the summer break plaguing the team badly.

Speaking to Sky F1 about the issue, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner seemed very uninterested in hearing from Abiteboul about just what had happened.