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Szafnauer dismisses Racing Point brake duct complaints

Otmar Szafnauer says it is “impossible” for Racing Point’s brake ducts to be illegal, despite repeated protests from Renault. Renault's protests over the legality of the front and rear brake ducts on the Racing Point stem from claims they are not a design that the team has exclusive use to in Formula 1. Racing Point could legally buy the brake ducts from Mercedes last year, but this year they are one of the listed parts a team must design and manufacture or own the exclusive rights to. This leads to a grey area, because the RP20 is heavily based on last year’s championship-winning Mercedes W10. “They’ve protested the brake ducts and we don’t have any other brake ducts, mainly...
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