The Formula 1 team at Racing Point has lost the lawsuit regarding the legality of her car’s brake ducts. Renault had protested to the FIA and was proven right. Racing Point will receive a hefty fine and will also have to surrender its fifteen World Cup points from the Styrian Grand Prix.
Renault has already made three protests to the FIA against Racing Point. According to the French, the RP20 is equipped with brake ducts, which are copied from the car of Mercedes from last year. The FIA has now handled this matter and has come to a painful conclusion. Racing Point’s brake ducts are indeed illegal and should absolutely not be used. The Silverstone formation will not only face a fine of 400,000 euros, but the team also has to hand in its accumulated World Cup points from the Steiermark Grand Prix. Only a warning has been received for the races in Hungary and Silverstone.
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The official FIA assessment states that a fine has been issued for both Racing Point cars. Both for the car of Sergio Pérez and that of Lance Stroll must pay 200,000 euros. In addition, the stewards have taken seven and a half World Cup points per driver, which means that Racing Point loses no less than fifteen expensive points in the constructors’ championship. For the Grands Prix in Hungary and Great Britain, the stewards decided to hand out only one reprimand. This really means that Racing Point may no longer use these brake ducts this weekend.
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Although Racing Point has been lucky enough to only be punished for the Steiermark Grand Prix, they must hand in expensive World Cup points. As a result, one place will drop in the constructors’ championship. The British formation was in fifth place with 42 points, but will now drop to sixth in the rankings with 27 points. This puts it under Renault, the team that now benefits twice from its own protest.
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