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>ルノーのマネージングディレクターであるシリル・アビテブールは、カナダGPの決勝レース中、ニコ・ヒュルケンベルグに対してダニエル・リカルドにプレッシャーをかけないよう”チームオーダー”を出したことを認めた

>レース終了後、ルノーのモーターホームの外で、アビテブールとヒュルケンベルグが話し合いを行なった。その後、ヒュルケンベルグがチームオーダーについて憤慨していたのかどうかを尋ねられたアビテブールは、次のように語った

>「彼は少し怒っている。なぜ彼が怒っているのか、私は理解している」

Hulkenberg catches Ricciardo with around 10-15 laps to go. This is just me paraphrasing the radio with his engineer over a few laps.

Engineer: “Nico, we are being told to hold position”

Nico: “That’s bullshit”

Engineer: “We need to cool the car, please open a gap to Danny”

no response, stays right behind Ricciardo

Engineer: “We need to cool the car Nico, please open a 2 second gap”

Nico: “Well I can get in front and cool the car then”

Engineer repeats order to cool the car several more times, each time sounding more stern and heated.

Nico: “Just tell me not to race, it’s okay”

Engineer (almost angry at this point): “You are NOT racing, we’ve been told to hold position, open a 2 second gap in front.”

Nico finally falls back

Pretty disappointed that they weren’t allowed to race today, but glad to see my two favorite drivers Ricciardo and Hulkenberg matching each other on pace :)
Could see this getting pretty spicy in the future especially if Renault is in no mans land racing Gasly every week

Edit: Just listened to Daniel’s team radio, he was never told that the team told Nico to hold station, and he never asked the team to hold positions. He was just kept updated on the gap and told “Overtake is available” when Nico had DRS on him. Both of these guys are real racers