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08-07-2020, 09:23 AM
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https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2020/08/07075407/800.jpeg Racing Point was deducted 15 points in the Formula One constructors' championship and fined 400,000 euros ($470,000) Friday for using brake ducts based on those from last year's Mercedes cars. The stewards ruled that Mercedes was the “principal designer” of the parts, and that Racing Point made only minor changes to computer design data it received from Mercedes. Rival team Renault filed protests about the legality of the brake ducts, which were added to the “listed parts” under F1 rules for 2Continue reading F1's Racing Point hit with 15-point penalty, $470K fine for copying Mercedes (https://www.autoblog.com/2020/08/07/racing-point-brake-penalty/)
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