Pink Mercedes teams Racing Point is on Hungary main topic. Official protest Renault after the race for GP of Styria he only warmed up this topic and put it on the path of debate on cooperation between Mercedes and a partner team.
Pri McLarn in this respect they warn now before Copy Paste Formula 1 World Championship. Andreas Seidl is a race car RP20 I like to label it as “last year's Mercedes“Yet he does not see enough evidence to protest. On top of that McLaren because of position with engines located in fairly difficult political situation. Current motor partner Renault filed a protest in which the future motor partner is directly involved Mercedes Benz. The decision on this matter could fall before the race in Silverstone.
Seidl points out that he would be surprised if FIA race car Racing Point declared illegal. But this example in words Bavarian raises even more far - reaching questions about the status of independent teams and constructors in Formulas 1. Judgment in the case Racing Point could set a precedent for the future of the sport, he fears Seidl. "This protest is a further key element to clarify on the part of the FIA and Formula 1 what Formula 1 should look like in the future. Do they want the Formula 1 Championship to become a Copy-Paste Championship?”Asks the team boss McLaren.
Seidl: Do the greats want Formula 1 to become the Copy-Paste Championship?
Then you could v Formulas 1 - as in the series MotoGP - practically all racing cars were sold smaller teams and these so-called satellite teams would have the same material at their disposal. At the same time, the charm would fade independent constructors, they are McLaren ali Williams. "I think this would definitely be the wrong path for Formula 1, but no sustainable path for us," so Seidl, for which the protest is not just a question of whether it is Racing Point copied the brake channels of the Mercedes.
"In Formula 1, there was always a competition between ten constructors, where the car was the end result of knowledge, power and engineering, which you had to build with your own team for many years,”He looks back Seidl. For example, if it’s about sharing part of the hangout with another team, then you’re not only sharing the design, but also the experience of the whole team. “Every part of a Formula 1 race car is part of the whole concept. And now Formula 1 has to decide which path it wants to take.“Position McLaren is clear. Now it is important that FIA illuminate the situation so that it can be as well McLaren reconsidered its role as an independent team. “However, it is clear that we want to remain an independent team with our own identity,”He added Nemec.
If it will FIA team car Racing Point realized to be legal, then Seidl sees the risk that design championship it will no longer be possible to perform between ten independent teams. “Of course, we do not know all the details, but this protest does not address the whole topic, but only one element from it."
