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Racing Point: We’ve taken a very, very big risk with the car

Racing Point’s new Formula 1 car looks a lot like Lewis Hamilton’s title-winning 2019 Mercedes painted pink but technical director Andy Green says the team have taken a big risk with it. The RP20 represents a big change of design philosophy for the Silverstone-based team, who use Mercedes engines and gearboxes as well as the same wind tunnel. “It shares some resemblance in some areas. Lots of cars look like other cars,” Green told reporters during testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday when asked about the similarities. “We have one more year left in these regulations. I think it’s time to try something new, to take a risk, and I think we’ve taken a very, very big...
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