Racing Point ran their RP20 at Silverstone today in preparation for the delayed start to the 2020 F1 season next month.
Lance Stroll covered 100 kilometres at the wheel of the team’s current car on the National circuit in what was officially designated a promotional event.Teams are permitted to perform two such events, commonly known as ‘filming days’ per season. Demonstration tyres were used for the run.
Racing Point say they “left no stone unturned in ensuring that safety remained top priority for all team members trackside.
“As part of stringent safety protocols, the event took place behind closed doors with no public access and all relevant precautions taken in terms of PPE [personal protective equipment] provision etc…”
Mercedes and Renault have run their 2018 cars in the past week to prepare for the start of the season and to give their staff the chance to practice running their cars while wearing PPE and complying with new safety restrictions.
Pictures: Lance Stroll drives Racing Point RP20 at Silverstone
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Green Flag (@greenflag)
17th June 2020, 19:52
He looks good in his pink fake Mercedes.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
18th June 2020, 0:55
I know they don’t normally release lap times for things like this, but any one got a rough idea of a laptime for a modern F1 car around the silverstone national circuit?
Jere (@jerejj)
18th June 2020, 7:42
@eurobrun I doubt they even officially clocked any lap times, so nothing to release in the first place.
KaIIe (@kaiie)
18th June 2020, 9:01
Based on a few simulation videos (like this one), I’d say laptime could be around 45 seconds.
HOLMZINI
18th June 2020, 1:34
Daddy’s money doesn’t make the driver better. But it’s worse, he should be.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
18th June 2020, 2:06
It’s great to see Racing Point in action on the track. Sadly, they’re only allowed to do 100 km, which could mean the session was over in less than half an hour. I’m looking forward to seeing how they do in Qualifying … if we get that far.
Jon (@johns23)
18th June 2020, 7:31
How goods the Mercedes in Pink! Looks fast
DonSmee (@david-beau)
18th June 2020, 16:29
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Jockey Ewing
19th June 2020, 18:29
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