Lance 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.
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Racing Point and Haas settle two-year-old row over F1 prize money
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onRacing Point and Haas have reached a settlement in a two-year-old row between the teams regarding the distribution of Formula 1’s prize money.
Will Vettel justify Aston Martin’s faith in their “statement of intent” signing?
2021 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point – soon to be Aston Martin – have made a big call by cutting Sergio Perez’s contract short to replace him with Sebastian Vettel. But is it the right decision?
Official: Vettel to replace Perez at Aston Martin’s F1 team for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel will replace Sergio Perez at Racing Point and drive for the team next year, when it becomes Aston Martin.
Ferrari confirm intention to appeal Racing Point’s reprimand over brake ducts at Spa
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari have given notice of their intention to appeal the latest reprimand issued to Racing Points over the brake ducts the team raced in today’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Wolff predicts Racing Point case will not go to appeal court
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff predicted the Racing Point row will not end up before the FIA’s International Court of Appeal after Renault dropped their protest.
Renault withdraws appeal against Racing Point verdict
2020 F1 season
Posted onRenault has withdrawn its appeal against the penalty handed down to Racing Point over the team’s brake ducts, the team has announced.
Racing Point CEO voted for change to listed parts rule which team broke
2020 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer has revealed he voted in favour of a change in the same rule his team have been found guilty of breaching.
Former team boss claims Racing Point received Mercedes wind tunnel model and show car
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 team principal Colin Kolles has claimed Racing Point copied Mercedes’ car using a 60% scale wind tunnel model and show car.
Renault: Racing Point should be stripped of all points from disputed races
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRenault managing director Cyril Abiteboul says Racing Point should be stripped of all the points they scored in the races where his team protested them.
McLaren still seeking resolution over Racing Point’s ‘unfair’ tokens advantage for 2021
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren will continue to seek a resolution over a loophole which could hand Racing Point and other teams an advantage in the 2021 F1 season, despite the FIA stating the rule in question will not be withdrawn.
Racing Point confirms Perez’s return for Spanish Grand Prix
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez will return to the cockpit this weekend after Racing Point confirmed he has tested negative for Covid-19.
Ferrari and Renault confirm appeals over FIA’s Racing Point decision, McLaren withdraw
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari and Renault will proceed with appeals against the decision issued by the FIA stewards on Racing Point’s use of Mercedes-sourced brake ducts, but McLaren will not.
Lawrence Stroll “extremely angry” over Racing Point verdict and “appalled” by rivals
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point co-owner Lawrence Stroll has spoken for the first time on the penalty issued to the team two days ago, saying he is “extremely angry” over the decision.
Szafnauer ‘surprised how little Brown knows about F1’
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer has dismissed criticism of his team by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown after it was penalised by the FIA stewards for breaking the sporting regulations.
Ferrari, McLaren and Renault notify FIA they intend to appeal against Racing Point penalty
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari, McLaren and Renault have notified the FIA they intend to appeal today’s ruling on Renault’s protest against Racing Point. At least two of the three believe the penalty issued was too lenient.
Revised championship positions following Racing Point’s penalty
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point have been given a 15-point deduction by the stewards. They have fallen from fifth to sixth in the constructors’ championship.
Racing Point given 15-point deduction and fined £360,000 as stewards uphold Renault protest
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point has been handed a 15-point deduction and fined £360,000 as the FIA stewards upheld a series of protests against its car brought by rivals Renault.
Racing Point could set damaging new precedent for copying, warns Key
2020 F1 season
Posted on‘The FIA needs to decide what they want otherwise we’re going to have a lot of very, very similar racing cars in the same order every year with only one team leading.’
Was there another reason for Perez’s costly transatlantic dash?
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez’s trip across the Atlantic, and subsequent Covid-19 infection, has resulted in him missing today’s British Grand Prix. Was there more to his Mexican sojourn that meets the eye?