Racing Point has added a Mercedes-style cape to the RP19, but its version has been designed to work with the team’s unique vented nose.
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Szafnauer: F1 needs financial, not technological, parity
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe Racing Point boss has said new regulations must equalise prize payments, not risk F1 becoming a spec series, to improve racing.
“Very bad” Spanish GP leaves Perez worried about Monaco form
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he is concerned how competitive Racing Point will be in Monaco after their form in the previous race was “a lot worse than expected”.
Analysis: Racing Point address RP19 compromise with suspension update
F1 technology
Posted onRacing Point addressed some of the compromises in their 2019 car with suspension and bargeboards updates in Spain.
Yelloly to drive for Racing Point in Barcelona test
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point simulator driver Nick Yelloly will drive for the team in the post-Spanish Grand Prix test at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Stroll unhappy with Racing Point strategy
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll believes he could have taken a points finish for Racing Point if they hadn’t been outmanouevred on strategy by Toro Rosso.
Perez hails “perfect race” after taking eighth
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says a “perfect race” allowed him to take eighth place in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Mercedes not adopting Haas-Ferrari ‘B-team’ model with Racing Point
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point’s use of Mercedes wind tunnel does not signal the beginning of a Haas/Ferrari-style co-operation between the two teams, according to Toto Wolff.
Racing Point to use Mercedes wind tunnel
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point will begin using its engine supplier Mercedes’ wind tunnel for car development later this season.
Racing Point believe “gutsy” Stroll will get more credit
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll’s critics will give him more credit on the strength of his performance at Racing Point, the team’s bosses believe.
Racing Point reveal aggressive new sidepods, bargeboards and mirrors
F1 technology
Posted onRacing Point promised their car would be “quite different” at the first F1 race of 2019. Here’s the new aerodynamics which have appeared so far in Melbourne.
Racing Point’s car is “effectively last year’s chassis”
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point’s new RP19 chassis for the 2019 F1 season is closely based on last year’s car as it was designed while the team was in administration.
Perez feels he and Racing Point are “underrated”
2019 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez believes he and his Racing Point team are “underrated” and says they have begun testing in stronger shape than they expected.
First pictures: Racing Point reveals its 2019 F1 livery
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point, the new identity of the former Force India team, has revealed its livery for 2019. As revealed by RaceFans, the team is now sponsored by SportPesa.
Force India officially becomes Racing Point after dropping plan to use Lola name
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe Force India team has officially rebranded as Racing Point having abandoned efforts to acquire a heritage F1 team name.
Racing Point agrees major sponsorship deal with SportPesa
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point is poised to announce a major new sponsorship deal with online sports betting company SportPesa for the 2019 F1 season, RaceFans has learned.
Racing Point to hold 2019 ‘season launch’ event in Canada
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point – the team previously known as Force India – will hold a launch event for its 2019 F1 season in Canada.
Szafnauer hopes team doesn’t use Racing Point name in 2019
2019 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says he hopes the team is able to change names again for the 2019 F1 season following its rebranding from Force India.
Analysis: Why Force India’s name change is not so simple
2019 F1 season
Posted onCan Force India change its name without losing its claim to the prize money it earned in the second half of 2018? F1’s complicated rules make it unclear.
Force India name disappears as team changes to Racing Point on 2019 F1 entry list
2019 F1 season
Posted onForce India has been replaced by Racing Point on the official 2019 F1 entry list, which also confirms the numbers most of next year’s new drivers will use.