Palmer disappointed after a trouble filled weekend
- Published on 27 Jun 2017 09:08
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- By: Fergal Walsh
Renault's weekend in Baku was one to forget, as the French manufacturer failed to fly away from the event with a single point. Jolyon Palmer's side of the garage suffered from consistent car issues, while Nico Hulkenberg made a mistake at Turn 7, clipping the wall.
Palmer's weekend deteriorated massively on Saturday morning, as in the final practice session, the rear of his car went on fire. The damage was too extreme for the Brit to get out for qualifying, and he started from the back of the grid.
The 2014 GP2 suffered more issues on the way to the grid with a misfiring engine. The problem failed to be sorted at he ultimately retired from the race early on, not helping the growing pressure that is on the shoulders of the 26-year-old.
"I experienced a misfire on the way to the grid; it got worse and ultimately the drivability was so poor that we had no choice but to retire the car. I made a decent start and then some overtakes into P15 so the start of my race was okay. It’s just been one of those weekends; I can’t remember ever having so few laps over a race weekend. My hope is to head to Austria with a reliable car so I can have a clean Grand Prix to show what I can do."
Fergal Walsh
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Replies (7)
Login to replyboudy
Posts: 1,168
Hope he has a run of good luck soon, those damn RENAULT engines.....
f1fan0101
Posts: 1,804
To be fair to him, he has had some rotten luck this year
mbmwe36
Posts: 533
He's had plenty of chances to show what he can do. The thing is, he really can't do much in a F1 car. I don't see any way he has a future in F1.
I'd suggest that Stoffel needs to step up as well, as he is heading down that same, underwhelming road.
boudy
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He hasn't really had a change yet this year; last year he was improving the latter part of the season. I think that the problems the renault drivers have had over everyone (bar Honda) has been dreadfull.
mbmwe36
Posts: 533
Sure he has, not a lot, but he's had chances this year as well, and Hulkenberg has driven circles around him.
I would argue that he didn't improve as much as it was Magnussen regressing, like he did at McLaren when his future was in doubt. Unless a few new teams enter next year, I would bet everything I have that this will be his last season in F1.
calle.itw
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I sort of agree, I think he has had a fair chance to show what he is made of. He is a good driver, but I just dont think he is F1 material.
f1dave
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Driving into walls hasn't helped either.