Racing Point
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Mercedes make light-hearted joke about Newey
Mercedes joked that teams don’t copy their longer wheelbase because the media have convinced everyone that Adrian Newey is the best designer.
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Szafnauer: 2021 and 2022 development a ‘fine balance’
Otmar Szafnauer says that it will be a “fine balance” developing the 2021 cars while also preparing for the 2022 regulations.
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Brown: RP and Renault ‘carried’ by one driver
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown thinks having two drivers performing at a high level was a key reason behind them finishing P3 in 2020.
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Albers: Racing Point a low point of 2020
Former F1 driver Christijan Albers believes that Racing Point’s RP20 was a low point of 2020 as its design was unfair on other teams.
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Racing Point: Mercedes-style aero ‘paid off’
Racing Point were finally able to switch to the Mercedes-style aerodynamic philosophy in 2020, and it “paid off”.
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Brake-duct saga still ‘grates’ Racing Point boss
Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer will take lessons away from the 2020 season, but the illegal brake duct ruling still “grates” him.
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Team reviews: Racing Point, Renault, Ferrari, AlphaTauri
We take a look at where it went right or wrong in the 2020 performances of the Formula 1 teams who finished between fourth and seventh.
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Palmer: Racing Point ‘desperate’ for Sainz penalty
Jolyon Palmer thinks the investigation into Carlos Sainz’s pit-lane entry speed in Abu Dhabi was triggered by Racing Point out of desperation over the battle to finish P3.
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Vettel: Success will depend on the car
Conceding that Mercedes will be the “big favourite” next season, Sebastian Vettel says his own chances of success will depend on the car Aston Martin hand him.
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Red Bull burn Mercedes and Racing Point
Red Bull had the last laugh of 2020, responding to Mercedes’ retiring the W11 with a “Racing Point, our 2021 car is ready for collection” comment.
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Delay in Sainz Abu Dhabi investigation explained
FIA race director Michael Masi said the stewards couldn’t investigate Carlos Sainz’s incident at the Abu Dhabi GP until after the race.
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‘A year of missed opportunities’ for Racing Point
Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer said 2020 was a “year of missed opportunities” for his team, but one with many positives to take away.
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Perez ‘sad’ to leave Racing Point with a DNF
Sergio Perez’s final race for Racing Point didn’t have a fairytale ending, the Mexican driver the only retirement at the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.
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McLaren and Racing Point downplay P3 chances
Ten points behind Racing Point and with millions on the line, Zak Brown admits it won’t be easy to overhaul the pink team in the final race of this season.
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Racing Point ‘ran out of parts’ before Perez win
Racing Point won the Sakhir Grand Prix despite running out of spare parts following the first of the two races in Bahrain.
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Stroll urges Red Bull to sign Perez, he ‘deserves it’
Lawrence Stroll may have dropped Sergio Perez from the Racing Point line up but he still feels the Mexican proves every race that he “deserves” to be in F1.
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Sainz: Racing Point should have P3 already
Heading into the final race of 2020 Carlos Sainz isn’t sure how Racing Point haven’t already secured P3 in the Constructors’ Championship.
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‘Racing Point YDT criticism rich, they have illegal car’
Cyril Abiteboul says Racing Point questioning Fernando Alonso’s young driver test is “quite rich” given that they have an “illegal car”.
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Brawn: Racing Point have underperformed
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn doesn’t believe Racing Point have made the most of their RP20 this season.
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Stroll had wrong tyres fitted before Q2 exit
Lance Stroll said a miscommunication over Q2 tyre choice ensured a P13 start on the grid for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Stroll can now ‘take positives’ from Turkish woe
Having understandably been deflated after the race, Lance Stroll has revealed he is now able to “take the positives” from the Turkish Grand Prix.
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Villeneuve praises Stroll: Pure skill
2020 really is throwing up the unusual with Jacques Villeneuve praising Lance Stroll, perhaps for the first time ever.
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No Perez/Stroll team orders at Turkish GP
Sergio Perez said no team orders were issued by Racing Point as they ran P1 and P2 at the start of the Turkish GP.
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‘Significant’ wing damage found on Stroll’s car
Racing Point have revealed that damage to Lance Stroll’s front wing “significantly” contributed to his graining issues at the Turkish GP.
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Turkish delight as Hamilton makes history with No.7
Lewis Hamilton overcame a poor qualifying and early off to win the Turkish Grand Prix on a drying track, wrapping up title number seven in the process.
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‘Stroll made the well-judged call for inters’
Lance Stroll made the call to go on the intermediate tyres with Otmar Szafnauer saying his pole position wasn’t “luck”, it was “deserved”.
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Stroll ‘nailed every corner’ in shock pole position lap
Racing Point’s Lance Stroll said he “nailed pretty much every corner” on his way to a sensational pole at the Turkish GP.
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Stroll: ‘It hasn’t been fun, I’m not going to lie’
Lance Stroll has failed to score a single point in the last five races, and admits that he hasn’t exactly been enjoying himself.
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Uralkali’s case against Stroll heads to court
Uralkali’s legal action against Lawrence Stroll’s acquisition of Force India began last week in London, reports The Times.
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‘P3 will be decided on final lap of the season’
With three teams separated by just one point, Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer believes this year’s battle for P3 will go “down to the wire”.