.RacingPointF1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer says other teams will have to show them more respect and stop referring to them as the ’Pink Mercedes’. | IOLsport
“For their work to be discounted to say ‘Ah, you’ve copied’, or ‘plagiarised’ as I heard somebody say, it’s absolutely not true and it has gone too far.”
Renault have protested Racing Point at the last three races, with their action focusing on the brake ducts which are ‘listed parts’ this year — meaning teams cannot use another competitor’s design. The French manufacturer has said the protest is also about Formula One’s model for the future and what it means to be a constructor.
Rivals who agree with Renault, such as McLaren, accuse Racing Point of going beyond the spirit of the sport and want future regulations to rule out copycat cars. A decision, which can be appealed, is likely this week. Brake ducts were not listed last year when Racing Point were designing their car with a new aerodynamic philosophy based on that of Mercedes — who provide their engines and gearbox — rather than Red Bull.
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