Renault h𓄧as confirmed Nico Hulkenberg sufferedᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ a suspected MGU-K failure for the second consecutive race as the French manufacturer’s reliability woes continue at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Both Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo failed to finish last time out in Bahrain with MGU-K-related problems which triggered an ext𓆉ensive investigation from Renault ahead of the Chine𒉰se Grand Prix.

All Renault-powered F1 cars were required to take a new specification of MGU-K unit in a bid to solve it🅺s unreliability but just 16 laps into the Chinese race Hulkenberg reported a drop in engine power which forced his reꦉtirement.

“It’s clearly a ve꧒ry disappointing race for us today, it was a difficult start to the race, I lost a position and it was♔ tough following cars ahead,” Hulkenberg said. “We pitted and came out in some traffic, but then I felt a loss of power.

“We tried our best to fix it out there as it looked like a software issue, but it wasn’t possible and we had to park up. We’re looki༒ng into the issue, but it looks like an MGU-K related༒ problem.

“We have things to work on ahead of the next race, but we will look at everything in d♉etail and come back stronger.”

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul confirms continued investigation🥀s into the mechanical probl💟em will take place as it hopes to cure its unreliability in time for the next race, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in two weeks time.

“Nico unfortunately retired with an MGU-K related problem that we will inve🦋stigate further after this weekend,” Abiteboul said. “We will look at the 💞weekend as a whole and our focus switches to the next race.”