Racing Point

The FIA ruled on Friday that Racing Point had breached the sporting regulations in the design process of the brake ducts on its RP20 car, resulting in a 15-point penalty and a €400,000 fine.<br>But the decision has sparked anger throughout the paddock on both sides of the case, with five intentions to appeal being lodged with the FIA.<br>Racing Point has long defended its design approach for the ...

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The higher number has been revealed in the newly published first year accounts for Racing Point, which was established as a new company in August 2018 after Force India went into administration.<br>Because of that timing, the accounts run from August 2018 to August 2019, whereas usually F1 teams operate in calendar years from January to December, thus fully reflecting the income and costs ...

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The FIA’s extensive stewards statement outlined its arguments in detail, but it is clear that just as many questions as answers have been prompted by the outcome.<br>There is no denying it is a complicated matter. The main defence from Racing Point relates to the transition of brake ducts from non-listed to listed parts for 2020.<br>Its argument is that under the 2019 ...

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On Friday morning the FIA stewards issued their verdict on the case, which centred on the protests lodged by Renault at the Styrian, Hungarian and British GPs regarding the legality of Racing Point’s brake ducts.<br>Racing Point was fined €400,000 and docked 15 World Championship points, but is allowed to keep using the same duct design for the rest of the season.<br><br>Read ...

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In a verdict issued by the FIA stewards today, Racing Point was fined €400,000 and docked 15 World Constructors' Championship points for using the brake duct design of the Mercedes W10 on this year’s RP20.<br>To the surprise of many observers the team can continue to use the ducts for the rest of the season, with the FIA stressing that the breach was in the design process, and that today’s ...

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Ex-Renault F1 driver Hulkenberg was drafted in at the last minute for the British Grand Prix last weekend when Perez tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of action.<br>Racing Point confirmed on Friday morning that Hulkenberg would continue to drive for the team at Silverstone in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix this weekend, with Perez still returning a positive COVID-19 result. Hulkenberg ...

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The case revolves around the fact that for 2020 brake ducts became listed parts, and as such teams have to be able to prove that they have been "designed by it".<br>As the FIA notes in its decision, that change happened because it was that felt that brake ducts had "an enormous aerodynamic effect and the FIA and FOM thought that it was an anomaly of the rules that these parts were supplied between ...

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Today's verdict from the FIA stewards revealed that Mercedes provided Racing Point with CAD data on the brake duct designs of its W10 in 2019, which was legal at the time.<br>It was also revealed that the Brackley team supplied its partner outfit with a set of brake ducts on January 6 this year, after the sporting regulations specified that they were listed parts and have to be designed by ...

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In the verdict published this morning, the FIA stewards who heard the case decreed that the Silverstone team was guilty of breaking the rules on listed parts by using the rear brake duct design of the 2019 Mercedes W10 on its 2020 car.<br>The team was docked 15 constructors' championship points and fined €400,000 in respect of the Styrian GP – where the first protest was lodged by Renault – ...

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Amid the fallout from the Renault protest over Racing Point's brake ducts, F1 teams and the sport's bosses have spent time evaluating the long term impact on such copying tactics.<br>And shortly after the stewards announced that they felt Racing Point had breached F1's sporting regulations in using a rear brake design that was not its own, the FIA has revealed that further action is to be taken ...

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Four-time world champion Vettel confirmed last month he is in "loose talks" with Racing Point over a drive for 2021 - when it will rebrands as Aston Martin - after Ferrari opted not to renew his contract beyond the end of the year.<br>Vettel would likely replace Sergio Perez at Aston Martin, given teammate Lance Stroll's father Lawrence is the owner of the team.<br>F1 photographer Mark Sutton ...

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Following multiple protests from Renault, the FIA stewards announced on Friday that Racing Point had breached the sporting regulations in the design of the brake ducts for its RP20 car.<br>Racing Point has been docked 15 points in the constructors' championship and handed a €400,000 fine, but is allowed to continue using the brake ducts for the remainder of the year.<br>Szafnauer was pleased the ...

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Racing Point was docked 15 constructors' championship points, fined 400,000 euro, and reprimanded after the FIA found its brake duct design was in breach of F1's design rules.<br>Stewards' conclusion<br>Having carefully considered the various submissions made by the parties and listened to the expert witness statements made at the hearing, the Stewards come to the following conclusions ...

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In a lengthy summary handed down by motor racing's governing body on Friday morning, stewards concluded that Racing Point's brake duct design was in breach of F1's design rules.<br>The FIA concluded that the 'principal' designer of its rear brake duct was Mercedes, which meant Racing Point had broken the rules.<br>It was decided that the team would lose 7.5 constructors' championship points for ...

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Renault lodged a formal protest to the FIA stewards against Racing Point’s RP20 car following each of the last three races in Austria, Hungary and Great Britain.<br>Renault is challenging the legality of the RP20 car over the independence of the design of the brake ducts amid concerns about Racing Point’s collaboration with Mercedes.<br>Racing Point has openly said it based the design of the ...

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The Racing Point is generally regarded as the third fastest team on the 2020 grid behind Mercedes and Red Bull, with the potential to be second. That was the case over one lap in Hungary, where Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez started third and fourth.<br>However, the team hasn’t backed that pace up with hard results, and it currently lies only fifth in the ...

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Teams arrived at the British GP knowing that the track posed a very different challenge compared with the opening three rounds. With the top four teams showing varying degrees of strengths and weaknesses, we saw an array of downforce levels chosen at Silverstone.<br>Mercedes<br><br><br>Mercedes F1 W11 rear wing detail British GP<br>Photo by: Giorgio Piola<br><br><br>Mercedes AMG F1 W11 rear ...

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Perez missed the British GP after an inconclusive test last Wednesday was followed by a positive one on Thursday.<br>He has been in isolation ever since, along with his physio and a member of his management team, both of whom tested negative. All three had travelled to Mexico in the week after the Hungarian GP.<br>The situation is complicated by a change in the UK guidelines from a seven to 10-day ...

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Renault is currently embroiled in a row with Racing Point over the design of its RP20 car, which shares a number of similarities with the 2019 championship-winning Mercedes W10.<br>Racing Point has always maintained that while the car was designed based off the concept of last year's Mercedes, it was done so within the regulations.<br>A formal protest was lodged against Racing Point by Renault ...

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Hulkenberg last drove for the former Force India team in 2016, prior to a three-year stint at Renault. His familiarity with the Silverstone outfit meant that he was quickly able to get up to speed with the car’s systems and the team’s way of working.<br>However he failed to progress from Q2 and will start the race from 13th place, seven spots behind team mate Lance Stroll.<br><br>Read ...

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The hearing is expected to take place at Silverstone in the gap between the two races, and will be held in a semi-virtual format.<br>Renault lodged its first protest after the Styrian GP, where the Racing Points finished sixth and seventh, and then submitted a second after the Hungarian GP, where the pink cars were fourth and seventh.<br>The Enstone team is expected to submit a third protest after ...

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While there are striking resemblances between the two cars that appear at first glance to make them virtually identical, if you peel back the layers the story is a little different underneath.<br>Indeed, Racing Point continues to design, develop and manufacture many aspects of the car that it is perhaps not being given credit for. This is especially true because it has worked on some design ...

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Racing Point is currently in talks with Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel about joining the team for 2021, when it will rebrand as Aston Martin, despite having two drivers under contract already.<br>Both Perez and current teammate Lance Stroll have long-term deals with the team, meaning an exit agreement would have to be struck with one of them if a deal was struck with Vettel.<br>Perez said last ...

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Perez was ruled out of this weekend’s British Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, forcing him to enter quarantine.<br>Perez has been replaced by former teammate Nico Hulkenberg at Racing Point for this weekend, with the German making his F1 return in opening practice at Silverstone.<br>But Racing Point has only confirmed Hulkenberg for this weekend’s race, saying it ...

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After testing positive for COVID-19, Perez confirmed that he returned to his home country last week, in part because he wanted to see his mother, who had an accident recently.<br>In the light of the controversy over Charles Leclerc's return to Monaco between the two Austrian races – which earned the Ferrari driver a warning from the FIA – Perez's decision to go home has been called into ...

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