Ferrari joins Renault and protests against Racing Point

21:48, 03 Aug 2020
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The car of Racing Point has been criticised since the beginning of the F1 season. Mainly from the Renault camp, because they claim that the pink Mercedes would not be according to the rules. That team denies all the accusations and claims on the contrary that it went according to the rules. The FIA has yet to make a statement, but in the meantime also Ferrari has joined Renault.

Racing Point breaks the rules

Ferrari points to Appendix 6 of the F1 Sport Regulations, according to The Race, which states that teams may only use certain parts if they have designed it themselves. According to Ferrari, Racing Point is committing an offence here and therefore the protest is more or less the same as the reason why Renault has already protested a couple of times.

That's not the only team that questions Racing Point, because McLaren also looks on suspiciously. Zak Brown recorded last weekend that the majority of the teams disagree with what Racing Point is doing, but that the legality depends on what the FIA decides. Anyway, it doesn't fit the sporting nature of the sport, according to Brown.

The FIA will decide on Wednesday, so Ferrari is just in time to make the protest.

3 Comments
Daveman1010 04 August 2020 at 06:56+ 258

I don't see what all the fuss is about, even if they have copied some bits, at least they may end up challenging Mercedes and who knows we may even get a new team win a race, surly it will make it more interesting. I even got bored half way through Sunday. Hamilton winning was yet another big yawn, wow he had a puncture and carried on, so did Bottas.

Jameson Cain 04 August 2020 at 04:43+ 0

First race Toto said thay over layed blueprints witch is not in the rules at all

Jana Šchnaider 03 August 2020 at 23:38+ 64

sometimes even geniuses make mistakes, I mean, Ferrari. Forza Racing point.