Ferrari has withdrawn its appeal against Racing Point’s Formula 1 brake duct copying case verdict, becoming the final team to drop its opposition to the penalty levied by the FIA. Having originally submitted a notification to appeal the decision made against Racing Point’s brake ducts, Ferrari’s withdrawal from the appeals […]
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Racing Point claimed it received a set of 2019 Mercedes rear brake ducts as spares for its RP20 car for pre-season testing. How is it possible for the 2019 Mercedes brake ducts to be used on the RP20 car if the brake ducts Racing Point claimed to have designed itself […]
Ferrari has indicated that it will withdraw its appeal against the Racing Point copying case decision if the FIA produces definitive Formula 1 regulations against car copying for 2021. Last month Racing Point was handed a 15-point penalty and a €200,000 fine for using a brake duct design copied from […]
Sergio Perez says Racing Point must grab podiums when Red Bull slips up if it is to earn third place in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship. Racing Point currently sits in fourth place, two points behind McLaren and five clear of Ferrari following its 15-point deduction in the constructors’ standings, […]
Renault is calling for Racing Point to lose all points scored in races where its brake ducts were protested as the Formula 1 controversy prepares to go to court. Racing Point was docked 15 constructors’ championship points and fined €400,000 after it was deemed to have breached the sporting regulations […]
The upcoming clampdown from the FIA on car copying in Formula 1 will have “zero impact” on Racing Point’s business model, according to Otmar Szafnauer. The FIA has confirmed will be tweaking the regulations from 2021 to clamp down on car copying, preventing teams from reverse engineering other designs through […]
The actions Mercedes took in supplying brake duct parts and designs to Racing Point looks increasingly likely to come under the spotlight when the matter goes to an FIA appeal. With five teams having appealed the ruling that meant Racing Point lost 15 constructors’ championship points and received a €400,000 […]
Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll feel the protests lodged by Racing Point’s Formula 1 rivals take credit away from the team’s “incredible job” in producing its 2020 car. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point constructors’ championship penalty and a €400,000 fine after it was deemed to have copied the […]
© LAT Images Wolff: Mercedes role in Racing Point case is Toto Wolff says suggestions Mercedes may have played a role in Racing Point’s bid to copy its 2019 title-winning Formula 1 car are “total nonsense”. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point constructors’ championship penalty and fined €400,000 after […]
Toto Wolff says suggestions Mercedes may have played a role in Racing Point’s bid to copy its 2019 title-winning Formula 1 car are “total nonsense”. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point constructors’ championship penalty and fined €400,000 after it was deemed to have copied Mercedes’ 2019 brake duct design. […]
© LAT Images Dovizioso: Austria win didn’t prove a point to Ducati Andrea Dovizioso insists his victory in the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix didn’t prove a point to Ducati just a day after his departure for 2021 was announced. Dovizioso’s manager Simone Battistella announced on Saturday ahead of qualifying at […]
Andrea Dovizioso insists his victory in the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix didn’t prove a point to Ducati just a day after his departure for 2021 was announced. Dovizioso’s manager Simone Battistella announced on Saturday ahead of qualifying at the Red Bull Ring that the Italian would not be renewing his […]
Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer says he’s not surprised by the way Sergio Perez has bounced back from the spell in COVID-19 quarantine that forced him to miss two races. After missing both Silverstone Formula 1 races due to testing positive for COVID-19, Perez was passed fit to race in […]
McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris is targeting the Racing Point pair in the Spanish Grand Prix but admits it won’t be an easy task. Norris will start the Barcelona race from eighth on the grid, a place behind his team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr, while Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and […]
Renault’s protests over Racing Point’s Formula 1 brake ducts are set to be heard next week, although the latter’s technical director Andrew Green says there’s no case to answer. The hearing is expected to take place at Silverstone in the gap between the two races, and will be held in […]
McLaren has explained its decision to withdraw its appeal against the FIA’s Racing Point ruling, saying it was satisfied by assurances made in the clampdown on future car copying. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point Formula 1 constructors’ championship penalty and a €400,000 fine after it was deemed to […]
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Nico Hulkenberg has been confirmed as Sergio Perez’s replacement at Racing Point for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix after receiving a negative COVID-19 test result. Racing Point announced on Thursday that Perez would be missing the British Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, forcing him to enter quarantine. […]
Welcome to The Grid, R&T’s quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning. Renault Wants a Harsher Punishment for Racing Point The Racing Point Formula 1 team was fined €400,000 and docked 15 constructor’s championship points for illegally using rear brake ducts designed by […]
© LAT Images FIA won’t stop ‘free’ Racing Point, AlphaTauri upgrades The FIA has told teams that it won’t drop the new rule that will allow Racing Point and AlphaTauri to get ‘free’ upgrades for the 2021 Formula 1 season. The rule specifies that teams currently using 2019 unlisted customer […]