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Racing Point Docked 15 Points After FIA Upholds Renault Protest

The FIA has hit Racing Point with a strong punishment after the team's RP20 was found to be in breach of regulations

Racing Point have been docked 15 points and fined바카라 웹사이트€400,000 after the FIA upheld a protest from Renault over the team's RP20 car. (More Sports News)

The protest was lodged in July after바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트Styrian Grand Prix, at which바카라 웹사이트Racing Point duo Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll finished sixth and seventh respectively.

Renault바카라 웹사이트asked the stewards to look into whether the RP20 was compliant바카라 웹사이트with regulations and on Friday the FIA ruled the vehicle's brake ducts were in breach.

The governing body determined the principal designer of the mechanism was Mercedes, meaning Racing Point had broken the rules by copying the title-winning team.

The 15-point deduction will apply in the constructors' championship, leaving the team on 27 points.

Nico Hulkenberg will get another F1바카라 웹사이트chance at this weekend's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after Perez again tested positive for coronavirus.

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