Teams disagree with stewards ‘inconsistent decision’ on Racing Point

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15:02, 07 Aug 2020

On Friday morning the FIA announced that it was going to punish Racing Point for illegally copying the Mercedes. Although the parts are covered by the technical regulations, Racing Point is punished on the basis of the sporting regulations. For many teams, this came as a surprise and this became clear again during the press conference for the team bosses.

According to Zak Brown, it's weird that the penalty is so low for Racing Point. "They said themselves they copied the car through photos. The FIA document shows that this is just bullshit. So you have to start wondering about the other parts of the car as well," Brown explained in the press conference, which includes the BBC.

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According to Cyril Abiteboul and Fred Vasseur, it is strange that the stewards judge the situation so inconsistent. Both team bosses have already experienced that one of both cars was disqualified by an illegal part and so they indicate at the same press conference that a fine and a reduction in points is a very meagre penalty for literally taking over parts.

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McLaren's Zak Brown on Racing Point verdict: "They claimed they had copied the car via photography. It's clear from reading the document that is BS. So you have to question everything else around the car."

12:43 PM · Aug 7, 2020

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Tanto Abiteboul como Vasseur apelan a la inconsistencia de comisarios ya que ambos fueron desclasificados por diferentes irregularidades. Abiteboul and Vasseurs emphasize stewards inconsistency on decisions as they were both desqualified for different irregularities.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Teams disagree with stewards ‘inconsistent decision’ on Racing Point

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