Formula One: Racing Point presses on with appeal
4 years, 3 months ago

Formula One: Racing Point presses on with appeal

The Hindu  

Formula One team Racing Point plans to press on with its appeal against a steward's decision against it in a row over copied parts, team principal Otmar Szafnauer said. We believe we were within the rules.” READ| Racing Point was fined 400,000 euros and docked 15 championship points after rival Renault protested about the brake ducts on the team's car, a visual copy of the 2019 championship-winning machine fielded by Mercedes which provides the team with its engine and gearbox. Racing Point appealed against the decision, with owner Lawrence Stroll issuing a strongly worded statement in his team's defence. “I think Renault have said all along what they really wanted was clarity on the rules going forward,” said Szafnauer, whose team is third in the overall standings behind leader Mercedes and Red Bull.

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Formula One rewrites the rule on shortened races
1 year, 10 months ago

Formula One rewrites the rule on shortened races

The Hindu  

Formula One has rewritten a rule to ensure reduced points are given for shortened races after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched his second title in confusing circumstances last October. The Formula One commission, which groups the 10 teams and governing FIA as well as the commercial rights holder, met in London on Tuesday ahead of next week’s season-opening race in …

F1 | Fernando Alonso gets U.S. Grand Prix P7 finish, points reinstated
2 years, 1 month ago

F1 | Fernando Alonso gets U.S. Grand Prix P7 finish, points reinstated

The Hindu  

Alpine's Fernando Alonso had his U.S. Grand Prix points reinstated on Thursday after Formula One stewards ruled race control gave rivals Haas the wrong advice about the deadline for making a protest. Stewards in Austin originally accepted last Sunday a Haas post-race protest about the safety of Alonso's car, which had been allowed to continue on track despite a flapping …

Mercedes Formula 1 team will not appeal decision allowing Max Verstappen to become world champion
3 years ago

Mercedes Formula 1 team will not appeal decision allowing Max Verstappen to become world champion

ABC  

The Mercedes Formula 1 team will not appeal against its dismissed protests following the controversial end to last Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Key points: Mercedes lodged two protests in the aftermath of Sunday's controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix result Those protests were dismissed, with Mercedes having until Friday AEDT to lodge an appeal The withdrawn appeals certify Red Bull …

Formula One Considering Options for Belgian Grand Prix Ticket Holders
3 years, 3 months ago

Formula One Considering Options for Belgian Grand Prix Ticket Holders

News 18  

Formula One said on Wednesday it was looking into various options with the Belgian Grand Prix promoter after calls for fans to be refunded for last Sunday’s farcical race. Mercedes’ seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said afterwards that the fans, who had waited for many hours in the cold and wet, had been robbed of a race and should get …

Formula One to Review Points Rule After Three-Lap Belgian Grand Prix Farce
3 years, 3 months ago

Formula One to Review Points Rule After Three-Lap Belgian Grand Prix Farce

News 18  

Formula One will review the rules on how long a race needs to run before points can be awarded after bad weather turned Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix into a three-lap farce with no overtaking allowed. And there needs to be some racing.” Formula One’s sporting regulations say half-points can be awarded “if the leader has completed more than two laps …

Renault asks FIA to drop Racing Point appeal - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Renault asks FIA to drop Racing Point appeal - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Renault has requested Formula One's governing body FIA to withdraw its appeal against the punishment imposed on Racing Point for copying Mercedes' brake ducts, the French team said on Tuesday. Stewards docked Racing Point 15 points and fined 400,000 euros for a breach of the sporting regulations at every race since the Austrian season-opener. Renault had joined Ferrari in protesting …

Formula 1: Renault wants Racing Point to lose most of its points
4 years, 4 months ago

Formula 1: Renault wants Racing Point to lose most of its points

The Hindu  

Renault wants an appeal court to strip Formula One rival Racing Point of most of its points from this season, team principal Cyril Abiteboul said on Friday. Stewards docked Racing Point 15 points for a breach of the sporting regulations after Renault protested the Mercedes-powered team's brake ducts at every race since the Austrian season-opener. Renault, Ferrari and Canadian-owned Racing …

Williams follows McLaren in dropping Racing Point appeal
4 years, 4 months ago

Williams follows McLaren in dropping Racing Point appeal

The Hindu  

Former champion Williams joined McLaren on Wednesday in dropping plans to appeal a stewards decision against Formula One rival Racing Point. The FIA confirmed Racing Point, which argue it has done nothing wrong, was also appealing. “We believe the FIAs decision to seek the prohibition of extensive car copying for 2021 onwards addresses our most fundamental concern and reasserts the …

Racing Point F1 row heading to court after rivals appeal
4 years, 4 months ago

Racing Point F1 row heading to court after rivals appeal

The Hindu  

The row over Racing Point's Formula One car was heading for court after rivals Ferrari and Renault confirmed on Tuesday they would appeal a stewards' decision. Silverstone-based Racing Point was fined 400,000 euros and docked 15 points in the constructors' championship after stewards upheld a Renault protest and ruled the team had not designed its own brake ducts. Some rival …

Mercedes Happy for Racing Point Row to Go to Court, says Team Principal Toto Wolff
4 years, 4 months ago

Mercedes Happy for Racing Point Row to Go to Court, says Team Principal Toto Wolff

News 18  

Formula One champions Mercedes have done nothing wrong and would be happy for a row over Racing Point’s 2020 car to end up in court, according to team boss Toto Wolff. Mercedes supply engines and gearboxes to Racing Point and the Silverstone-based team’s car has been dubbed the ‘Pink Mercedes’ due to its visual similarities to last year’s title-winner. Renault …

Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll slams ‘unsporting’ rivals
4 years, 4 months ago

Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll slams ‘unsporting’ rivals

The Hindu  

Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll angrily accused Formula One rivals of 'unsporting behaviour' on Sunday and rejected suggestions his team had cheated in designing a car based on last year's title-winning Mercedes. READ| “I do not often speak publicly, however I am extremely angry at any suggestion we have been underhand or have cheated — particularly those comments coming from …

F1's Anniversary GP overshadowed by Racing Point row
4 years, 4 months ago

F1's Anniversary GP overshadowed by Racing Point row

The Hindu  

Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix looked more like a family bust-up on Saturday after bosses bad-mouthed each other and half of the teams took issue with the stewards. While most wanted tougher sanctions imposed on Canadian-owned Racing Point following a Renault protest over copied brake ducts on their 'Pink Mercedes', the team felt it had done nothing wrong. READ …

Formula One: Racing Point Fined 400,000 Euros and Docked 15 Points for Copying Mercedes' Old Brake Duct Design
4 years, 4 months ago

Formula One: Racing Point Fined 400,000 Euros and Docked 15 Points for Copying Mercedes' Old Brake Duct Design

News 18  

Formula One stewards fined Racing Point 400,000 euros and stripped them of 15 points in the constructors’ championship on Friday after upholding a Renault protest about the legality of their rival’s car. Renault had protested at the last three races, arguing that the brake ducts used by Racing Point were a copy of those used by Mercedes, their engine partner, …

Racing Point docked 15 championship points for copying Mercedes design - F1 news
4 years, 4 months ago

Racing Point docked 15 championship points for copying Mercedes design - F1 news

The Hindu  

Formula One stewards fined Racing Point 400,000 euros and stripped the team of 15 points in the constructors' championship on Friday after upholding a Renault protest about the legality of its rival's car. Renault had protested at the last three races, arguing that the brake ducts used by Racing Point were a copy of those used by Mercedes, their engine …

F1: Renault lodges second protest against Racing Point cars
4 years, 5 months ago

F1: Renault lodges second protest against Racing Point cars

The Hindu  

Renault lodged an official protest for the second race in a row at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday against Formula One rival Racing Point, questioning the legality of its Mercedes-lookalike car. Racing Point principal Otmar Szafnauer told reporters that the ducts were legal and the team would be using them again at the next British Grand Prix at Silverstone. …

Racing Point confident it can see off Renault protest
4 years, 5 months ago

Racing Point confident it can see off Renault protest

The Hindu  

Racing Point accused Formula One rival Renault on Monday of making a “misconceived and poorly informed” protest against it at the Styrian Grand Prix and said it was confident of winning. “Racing Point is extremely disappointed to see its results in the Styrian Grand Prix questioned by what it considers to be a misconceived and poorly informed protest,” the Mercedes-powered …

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