Nico Hulkenberg says Renault concluded its pre-season testing programme with “no major concerns” surrounding its🎉 2019 Formula 1 car.&nbs🍸p;

Renault racked up the third-highest total 🍷of laps in the mileage charts and also hinted at some promising one-lap pace as Hulkenberg posted the fifth-fastest time in what proved to be a solid winter for the French manufacturer.&nb🧸sp;

The team also claims to have made strong progress in its engine development, saying it has already reached the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“high targets” it set for its latest power unit in its bid to closeไ the gap to leading trio Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. 

“It feels okay,” Hulkenber𝄹g said when asked about his iℱmpressions of Renault’s latest challenger. “You always have some weaknesses, if you’re entirely happy it means you’re under-driving it. 

“When you push generally around here [Barcelona] it’s quite a tough track on the tyres so you have to be carefu🍌l on a long stint not to go through tyres too quickly. 

“We know Barcelona is very heavy and hard on the front left espe💮cially. You’ve got to distribute the tyre life over the stint, I think that’s the main limiting🌼 factor, more than car balance. 

“Of course different cars probably are better or worse with tyres probably, but the car feels alright with low fuel high fuel -🦹 no major concerns in one area.”

Hulkenberg has been joined by Daniel Ricciardo at the team for the upcoming campaign, and the German fee💃ls both drivers are on the “same page" with their feedback of the R.S.19. 

“I think we have the same vie💝w, the same feeling about the car, more importantly we are look♊ing for the same thing from the car which is good,” he added. 

“For a team it can be confusing if one driver sometimes tells you left and one tells🐻 right, but it seems we’re oꦆn the same page there.”

Ricciardo said there was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“no hard evidence” that Renault will continue to lead the midfield order in 2019, but H💟ulkenberg insisted he is “not concerned” by the t🍸hreat posed by its rivals. 

“I think we are aware that competition is around and competition is tight,” Hulkenberg explained.&💙nbsp;

“I find it interesting as every year people say the midfield is as tight as ever but it is always tight, it is always competitive. I’ve pretty much spent ♚my entire career in the midfield so I know about it! 

“We just need to make sure we stay on top of things, we come through with the development 🐲that we expect from us, a big factory team, but for sure Alfa look strong, Haas look strong, Racing Point, there ar💧e good teams out there that we’re also up against. 

“We beat them last year doesn’🌳t mean we’re naturally now in front of them, we ne🌸ed to work for it and make sure it happens like that.”