Renault’s James Allison is confident that the Enstone based outfit can overtake Mercedes GP in China, in terms of race pace.
Renault are currently fifth in the constructors championship, 14 points adrift of the German marque. However, with a rookie driver, all of the point scoring has been left to Robert Kubica, whom managed a second placed finish in Australia.
When asked if they could leapfrog Mercedes, Allison replied: “I think we can because at the moment they’re only just ahead of us on qualifying pace, whereas we seemed to have the edge on race pace in Malaysia.
“We will have more updates in China, including a new floor and an alternative front wing.”
Allison conceded this might not be enough, but hoped the improvements would close the gap to within a whisker.
“Although this might not be enough to get ahead of Mercedes in qualifying trim, it should move us closer to their tail. And if we can jump ahead of them at the start of a race, I’m confident we have the pace to stay ahead.”
