Renault equaled its best result of the year at Silverstone as Nico Hulkenberg brought the French squad its second sixth-place finish after a solid drive.
Hulkenberg launched his race from P5 and while he lost out to Valtteri Bottas early on, he remained out of a reach of his direct Force India rivals for the mid-field battle.
The German driver actually looked set to claim fifth in the closing stages of the race, but a leak around the exhaust in the final laps led to a gradual loss of the energy recovery system, and allowed Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo to take the position.
“We are very happy with the race result today,” said a very satisfied Hulkenberg.
“P6 is a big success for the team. We were able to get a good lap in qualifying and then to carry it through to the race.”
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A flawless performance by the Hulk coupled with good strategy kept the yellow car in contention for a top-six finish despite a late reliability fright.
“We had a strong race pace, and were able to keep ahead of both Force Indias, which is really positive.
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“We lost some power at the end, especially down the straights, which made it easier for Daniel to pass me, but then we gained back a position from Seb [Vettel] when he had his problem.
“Overall this is a very positive result. The new upgrades worked really well, we were able to push the car and I’m really pleased for the team.”
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