Racing 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.
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Hulkenberg returns for Racing Point as Perez tests positive for Covid-19 again
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point has confirmed Nico Hulkenberg will drive for them again in this weekend’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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.’
Hulkenberg on standby as Racing Point await clarification on duration of Perez’s quarantine
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onNico Hulkenberg will drive for Racing Point again this weekend if Sergio Perez is ruled out of competing in his second race in a row.
Ferrari wade into Racing Point legality row with letter to F1 and FIA
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has intervened in the dispute over Racing Point’s car by asking Formula 1 and the FIA to clarify a key aspect of the regulations. McLaren told RaceFans they support Ferrari’s position.
Renault submit third protest against Racing Point
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRenault protested Racing Point for the third race in a row at the British Grand Prix.
Most F1 teams want FIA to stop ‘Tracing Point’-style copies – Brown
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onMost Formula 1 teams want the FIA to outlaw the kind of extensive copying of a rivals’ car which Racing Point has practised, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
Racing Point insists FIA did inspect its brake ducts before the season began
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point has insisted the FIA did inspect its disputed brake ducts when the governing body visited its premises before the season began.
Hulkenberg sees “huge potential” after first run in “massively quick” Racing Point
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onNico Hulkenberg raved about his first day in Racing Point’s RP20 following his 11th-hour call-up to drive for the team this weekend.
Racing Point to “forensically” investigate how Perez contracted Covid-19
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer says Sergio Perez did nothing wrong by returning to Mexico, and the team will investigate how he contracted Covid-19.
Official: Racing Point name ‘supersub’ Hulkenberg as Perez’s replacement
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onNico Hulkenberg will return to Formula 1 at this weekend’s British Grand Prix in place of Sergio Perez, who has tested positive for Covid-19.
The verdict on Racing Point and more British GP talking points
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onWill the stewards rule on Renault’s protest against Racing Point this weekend? Will Red Bull bounce back after struggling in Hungary? Here are the British Grand Prix talking points.
Further appeals over Racing Point design would be “a waste of time” – Szafnauer
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Further appeals over Racing Point design would be “a waste of time” – Szafnauer • Williams bringing upgrade to Silverstone • New race engineer for Albon
Racing Point’s first Mercedes copy was “seconds a lap slower”
2020 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point were first to copy the F-duct and double diffuser from rivals in previous seasons, and team CEO Otmar Szafnauer says recent investment has allowed them to become true “fast followers” of F1’s front-runners.
Perez’s loyalty matters to Racing Point – Szafnauer
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Perez’s loyalty matters to Racing Point – Szafnauer • Mugello may allow some spectators in to F1 race • Red Bull present broken suspension to Verstappen
Did the FIA really overlook Racing Point’s disputed brake ducts – and will it matter?
RacingLines
Posted onRacing Point and the FIA appear at odds over whether the team’s contentious brake ducts were inspected in February. But that may not influence whether Renault’s protest is upheld.
Racing Point have taken copying “to the next stage” – Brawn
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point have not done anything new by copying a rival’s car, but have done “a more thorough job”, according to F1’s motorsport director Ross Brawn.
Racing Point’s Hungarian GP result will also remain provisional
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point’s Hungarian Grand Prix result remains provisional as the stewards confirmed they will consider Renault’s second, “identical” protest against them with the first one.
Verstappen: Racing Point will never challenge Mercedes for title
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen does not see Racing Point as a potential championship threat to Mercedes, saying: “If you copy, you will always be behind.”
Racing Point warn drivers to avoid first-lap collision
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point are keen not to “slip back into the ways of old” and have warned their drivers to avoid any first-lap contact after qualifying on row two.