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Racing Point's Green admits 'rolling the dice' with RP20 concept

Racing Point technical director Andy Green says the team decided to take a chance on its controversial RP20 concept because a failure would be short-lived in light of F1's planned 2021 rule changes. Formula 1 was scheduled to introduce an all-new rule book in 2021, but to mitigate the financial effects on teams of the coronavirus pandemic, the sport's chiefs have pushed back the regulation revamp to 2022. Green admits that last year, Racing Point deliberately focused its efforts on fielding a competitive car in 2020 while research and development work on its 2021 contender was secondary. In hindsight, the regulation delay and circumstances have played right into Racing Point's hands,...
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