News Details

Formula 1 risks becoming a ‘copying championship' – McLaren

Formula 1 is at risk of becoming a 'copying championship' devoid of real manufacturers if Racing Point's model becomes the norm, according to McLaren racing director Andreas Seidl. Racing Point has made no secret of the fact that its 2020 car is a copy of last years Mercedes and the move has paid dividends, with the team enjoying a strong start to the season. Whilst Racing Point insists it has broken no regulations by copying a rivals car – it did so from photos rather than confidential data – it is the subject of a protest by Renault. McLaren's Seidl admits he doesn't know the ins and outs of the protest and although doesn't believe Racing Point have cheated in any way, believes...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Seidl: "We're on our limit, but Racing Point is...

This weekend the Racing Point seems to be able to compete again for the...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Red Bull has doubts about legality Racing Point car...

At the moment the Formula 1 stewards are looking into the protest that...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Racing Point: Renault protest misconceived and poorly...

Racing Point has described Renault's decision to submit a protest against...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

‘Racing Point living up to potential of a W10'

Not too far behind Lance Stroll in the FP2 times, Andreas Seidl believes...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Leon Osman makes huge Arsenal quadruple claim after...

Former Everton star Leon Osman has backed Arsenal to win a historic...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Always shine on the biggest stages', 'Worth every...

Arsenal fans have hailed midfielder Eberechi Eze for his showing as they...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Record-breaker Dowman puts Arsenal nine points clear...

Max Dowman became the youngest scorer in Premier League history as his...
8h ago from SkySports.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Arsenal advanced to the Champions League quarter-final with a comfortable...
8h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.