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F1: Racing Point penalised for copying Mercedes

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Racing Point's Nico Hulkenberg during practice at Silverstone yesterday. Pic/AFP

Racing Point's Nico Hulkenberg during practice at Silverstone yesterday. Pic/AFP

The Racing Point F1 team were docked 15 points on Friday after a complaint by rivals Renault, who claimed parts of their 2020 car were copied from Mercedes' title-winning 2019 machine, was upheld.

The sport's ruling body the International Motoring Federation (FIA) said Racing Point had been reprimanded for continuing to use their illegal cars, dubbed the pink Mercedes, at the Hungarian and British Grands Prix.

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