Bojan Vrbnjak
Is this legal at all? These have happened over time winter testing in Barcelona asked both fans and officials from other teams. Because "pink Mercedes“, This nickname was given to the new car RP20 teams Racing Point, gave the impression to most that it was created according to plans last year’s Mercedes W10. But the team immediately denied this.
Andrew Green, technical team leader Racing Point, is in a conversation for colleagues from Motorsport now explained that his team did not nothing to fearbecause they did nothing wrong. She was convinced of that, too umbrella organization FIA. "They were in our factory and looked at the design of the car. They even had the design data of last year’s Mercedes and compared it to ours. The FIA has therefore carried out a thorough" so Green. As a result, no policy violation was found. It means you're a team Racing Point did not appropriate a stranger intellectual property.
RP20 vs. W10: Just “similar” or “same”?
FIA should be fully convinced that "we made a race car, which we also designed ourselves,”To me Green. The FIA took his words to a question from colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com certificates. Racing car RP20 in W10 what are you otherwise similar, but not identical, explain Green. "Because of this, there is nothing to protest against.”And that’s exactly what they intended in Australia - or they intend to do some competitors when the season starts. But judging by the opinion Greena, competitors will not be successful here. “They can shout as much as they want. Otherwise, I believe that this is only because they did not come up with the idea themselves. And that, of course, annoys them."
What makes Racing Point different now?
Green in doing so, he thinks he is a team Racing Point for the season 2020 took as a model only the top car of last season and Mercedes W10 copied by own means. With this, they left the current philosophy of design in the team. “In the past, we have always been under tremendous pressure to take over most of last year’s race car into the new season. Depending on the financial situation of the team. Before the 2020 season, however, there was no commitment that we had to take over certain parts of the car next year. In fact, not the slightest part,”He explained British.
Racing Point is, largely thanks to investors around the Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, first started with white sheet of paper. That's what it was about Green for that, "to optimize the material we buy at Mercedes.“In a simplified interpretation, that means yes Mercedes powertrain integrate into Mercedes-like chassis. "That made perfect sense to us.“It’s more sensible and promising than sticking to your own concepts. The prevailing thought in the team was: “Why not simply combine drive and design philosophy?"
Green does not expect protests
And that's exactly how it came to be RP20 race car, pink Mercedes, which is being tested in Barcelona in addition to the external image, he also drew attention to himself with good times. If it will be similar successful even in races, it could be criticism of competitors ignited again. But Green with "the seal of the FIA”Feels safe. “We don't see any basis on which anyone could think of a protest,”Green concludes.
