Daniel Ricciardo believes this weekend’s Canadian Gran✨🧜d Prix will prove the “best test yet” to measure the success of Renault’s latest Formula 1 engine. 

Th🔴e French manufacturer introduced an u𒁃pgraded power unit two races ago in Spain in a bid to boost both performance and reliability amid a disappointing start to the season.

It was hoped the change would enable Renault to run its engine in a more powerful configuration throughout a race weekend, though the team has managed jꦗust one points finish in the last three rounds and languishes eighth in the constructors’ championship heading to Montreal.

“This will be a good test f♔or it,” Ricciardo said. 

“We know we’ve definitely made progress through the year. We were encouraged by ꦡMonaco and even Barcelona. 

“This will be the best test yet. I am confident that we will be alright but all right, what does that mean? Hopefu𓄧lly a Q3 car. 

“But remembering what it was like last year, like pulling up the hill to Turn 3 and these places, our recollection was that in a year🌱 it has improved a lot.✅ 

“They have not said it will do this or that, but through the upgrade we had for reliability purp♚oses, that seems to be go💙od. 

“Basically it was once we get that then we can start to wind it up. I don’t know if we are going to push it more this we⭕ekend than in Monaco. 

“But already having the reliability in a better place on their side, wꦫe have alr꧂eady been able to squeeze a bit more out of it. I don’t want to say we will be doing big things yet. I’ll play it cool.”

Teammate Nico Hulkenberg played down concerns over Renault's engine, adding: “I think every weekend is different, every t♐rack, but every race shows where you are kind of. 

"It’s always a momentary point of p☂osition and picture, but I have no headaches or concerns heading into this weekend about power unit or straight-line speed. I think we’re in good place.”