Sergio Perez says becoming the first Formula 1 driver to test positive for Covid-19 last year made him feel “stupid”.
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Stroll says he had “no chance” to reach Q3 on wrong tyres
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll said a “big miscommunication” left him on the wrong set of tyres during the second part of qualifying.
Stroll felt loss of grip “immediately” after suffering damage while leading
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll says he felt an immediate change in the balance of his car after suffering damage while leading the Turkish Grand Prix.
Analysis: The court case scrutinising Stroll’s takeover of Racing Point
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Posted onWhy is the team which took pole position for the last round of the championship at the centre of a dispute which reached the courts last week?
Could Ferrari pull off a face-saving shock in the final three races?
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari are on course for their worst championship finishing position for 40 years. But their surprise result in Turkey brought them within range of Renault, McLaren and Racing Point.
Racing Point: Pitting Stroll from the lead was the “right call”
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point insist they made the right decision by pitting Lance Stroll from the lead during the Turkish Grand Prix, despite their driver slumping to ninth place at the finish.
Stroll’s pole ‘wasn’t luck, it was well-judged’ – Szafnauer
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer said Lance Stroll fully deserved to take pole position in ‘the trickiest conditions I’ve seen’.
Stroll suffered ‘physical and mental battering’ during five-race point-less run
2020 F1 season
Posted onLance Stroll suffered a “battering” in and out of the car as he failed to score any points over the last five races, says Racing Point technical director Andrew Green.
Racing Point’s handling of Stroll’s Covid-19 test deserved a tougher response
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Posted onRacing Point, increasingly F1’s most controversial team, deserved a tougher response from the FIA over its handling of Lance Stroll’s Covid-19 test.
Racing Point expect better performance from Stroll at Imola after troubled return
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer says Lance Stroll wasn’t at his peak form in last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix on his return after contracting Covid-19.
Racing Point will complain over second “harsh” reprimand for Perez
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point are unhappy Sergio Perez has been given his second reprimand in as many days, and will raise the matter at a high-level F1 meeting tomorrow.
A “tickle” or a “big step”? Teams divided over impact of 2021 downforce changes
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA intends to halt the rapid rise of downforce levels in 2021, but Formula 1 teams are sharply divided over how effective the measures are likely to be.
Racing Point can keep third in championship if “bad luck” ends – Green
2020 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point believe they can take a best-ever finish of third in the championship if they have a trouble-free run to the end of the year.
Renault requested clarification from FIA on new anti-copying rules for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onRenault managing director Cyril Abiteboul confirmed the FIA has responded to its request to clarify new rules intended to ban teams from ‘reverse engineering’ rival designs.
“We’re the best team at turning drivers around”: Green sure Vettel will thrive at Racing Point
2020 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point technical director Andrew Green believes Sebastian Vettel will rediscover his form when he joins the team next year.
Perez admits he overheard Stroll confirming he’d chosen Vettel to replace him
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has admitted he learned he would lose his seat at Racing Point to Sebastian Vettel because he overheard team owner Lawrence Stroll discussing it on the telephone.
Racing Point surprised by Perez’s “strange” claim they were “hiding things” from him
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has accepted he was mistaken to claim Racing Point are “hiding” aspects of their car’s development from him, according to the team’s technical director Andrew Green.
Perez unhappy Racing Point are “hiding things” from him since announcing his departure
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he is unhappy some members of his Racing Point team are withholding information from him since announcing his impending departure.
Stroll expects British racing green livery for Aston Martin
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point driver Lance Stroll expects the team will drop its familiar bright pink livery when it rebrands as Aston Martin next year.
Stroll: Some people will always try to “destroy me”
2020 F1 season
Posted onLance Stroll says he accepted early in his Formula 1 career that he will always face criticism due the backing he has received from his father.