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"I was secretly hoping that Red Bull would have the pace to win," said Abiteboul.
"They were very, very close to that, but not quite there. We have more to come, and they could have more to come from the fuel.
"That's something that's clear. We can guarantee an equity of performance of what is in our control, which is hardware, which is software.
"Not anything other than that, like fuel, because they elected themselves for strategic and commercial reasons to go for their own partner, which we appreciate, and we support by homologating their product.
"I'm sure Exxon has to ability and capacity to catch up, but they are a bit behind. The installation is also a little bit different.
"That's why there are small discrepancies, and I accept that."