SILVERSTONE, England - Racing Point's Formula One car has been dubbed the"Pink Mercedes" because it looks like a clone of last year's title-winner but the Silverstone-based team are hitting back at what they see as a misconception.Referring to"Tracing Point" is an easy jibe that fails to reflect the reality, bosses argue, as stewards consider a series of Renault protests questioning the pink-liveried car's legality.
"For their work to be discounted to say 'Ah, you've copied', or 'plagiarised' as I heard somebody say, it's absolutely not true and it has gone too far." Rivals who agree with Renault, such as McLaren, accuse Racing Point of going beyond the spirit of the sport and want future regulations to rule out copycat cars.Brake ducts were not listed last year when Racing Point were designing their car with a new aerodynamic philosophy based on that of Mercedes - who provide their engines and gearbox - rather than Red Bull.
"You can't retrospectively look back and say 'now the drinking age is 21, last year when you were 19 you had a beer and you're going to jail'," he said.
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