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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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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.