After months of tension and speculation, a protest has finally been lodged against Racing Point's 'Pink Mercedes' design - with Renault taking action following the Syrian Grand Prix. Earlier in the year, Racing Point technical director Andrew Green talked The Race's Gary Anderson through the steps his team took to 'copy' the title-winning car. During pre-season testing Racing Point's car, the RP20 caused controversy due to its resemblance to the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, which won the 2019 Formula One World Championship. [8]
“Pink Mercedes” Carlos Sainz Mocks Racing Point’s 2020 F1 Car EssentiallySports
Formula 1 The full story behind the bid to 'copy' Mercedes by Matt Beer 7 min read A 'pink Mercedes'. A 'clone'. A 'copy'. A 'W10B'. Racing Point's 2020 Formula 1 car has been called many names following its reveal at the start of pre-season testing in Spain. The RP20, to use its actual name, is all of these things and none of them. The Racing Point RP20 is a Formula One racing car designed and developed by the Racing Point F1 Team, to compete in the 2020 Formula One World Championship. The Racing Point team have been punished by the FIA after they were judged to have illegally copied part of last year's Mercedes car. However, before the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at. Racing Point dampers and suspension rockers are designed in-house. In effect, the RP20 is a copy of the Mercedes W10 bodywork along with elements of its outer suspension, attached to a Racing Point developed core. All of the inboard suspension parts, such as the dampers and suspension rockers, are still designed by the team.
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Is the new Racing Point just a pink Mercedes? - ESPN ESPN F1 Home TV Schedule (US) Calendar & Results Standings Teams About F1 ESPN looks uncovers the story behind Racing Point's new car. 2020 Constructor Standings: Racing Point BWT Mercedes. Note - Following a protest lodged at the Styrian Grand Prix, Racing Point had 15 points deducted from their 2020 season total for the use of brake ducts, the development of which did not comply with the Sporting Regulations. Racing Point have been docked 15 points and fined 400,000 euros (£361,000) for illegally copying parts of last year's Mercedes car. The ruling came following a protest by Renault against the. The controversial Racing Point car emerged as Mercedes' closest rival at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but qualifying suggested Lewis Hamilton and co. are going to be almost impossible to beat in.
Following 'Pink Mercedes' Claims, FIA Inspects Racing Point Factory EssentiallySports
Racing Point really caught the eye in pre-season, and were clever in the way they went about it. The 2020 livery was unveiled at the home of sponsor BWT in Austria, but the car itself wasn't involved. That's because the team knew their challenger would cause a stir, as a design very similar to the 2019 Mercedes hit the track in Barcelona. It's easy to forget amid the controversy surrounding the close similarity of the Racing Point RP20 to last year's Mercedes W10 that the two cars aren't actually identical. The external aerodynamic surfaces are a close copy, but there are several points of differentiation, as F1 technical expert Mark Hughes explains.
Why the Racing Point is no longer just a 'Pink Mercedes' Racing Point enjoyed the most successful Formula 1 weekend under its current moniker in Turkey, as it grabbed pole position and took the. Following on from the brake duct saga that Renault pursued against Racing Point, with the team found guilty of using a Mercedes rear brake duct design, Racing Point has made changes to this area too.
So viel Mercedes W10 steckt im neuen Racing Point RP20
Racing Point have been docked 15 points and fined 400,000 euros (£361,000) for illegally copying parts of last year's Mercedes car. The ruling came following a protest by Renault against the. Martin Brundle says it is "difficult to believe" Racing Point managed to copy last year's title-winning Mercedes Formula 1 car so well, praising the team for doing "an extraordinary job". Racing Point opted to base the design of its RP20 car on the 2019-spec Mercedes W10, stressing it has done so legally despite an ongoing protest.
