Jolyon Palmer will receive a brand new chassis for the Canadian Grand Prix after his was badly damaged following an impact with the barriers in Monaco which ended the Briton's race.
Palmer blamed a lack of traction, thanks to wet weather and road markings, for pitching him into the barriers on the start/finish straight at the start of the grand prix, ending his race immediately.
Renault's Nick Chester confirmed on Friday that a new chassis would be prepared for the next race as a result.
"Kevin’s incidents mainly damaged bolt-on parts whereas Jolyon’s incident means we will use a new chassis – R.S.16-04 – for Montreal," he said.
"The car hit the barriers quite hard at an oblique angle which damaged the front of the chassis and since we have a new chassis available it makes sense to introduce it," he explained. "Fortunately, 04 was pretty far along on its build so we only needed to complete fuel cell installation and wiring for it to be ready for Canada."
Palmer is hopeful of a better race weekend in Canada as not only will he receive a new chassis, but a new upgraded Renault power unit as well.
"I will get the B spec power unit for the first time," he commented. "It looked like it made a good difference in Monaco and Canada is a more powerhungry circuit so if it was a positive step in Monaco it should certainly help our cause in Montreal.
"The new engine mapping certainly looks to have been beneficial and you need good traction in out of the lower speed corners in Canada.
"It’s got more power too so everything is good in that regard! We should be a good chunk more competitive. We’ll do everything we can to maximise the car around the track and we’ll be pushing all the way as usual!"
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