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Szafnauer: Pink Mercedes didn't come without risk

Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer said that the decision to base the RP20 on last season's Mercedes did not come 'without risk'. The Silverstone team set about copying the six-time world champion's aerodynamic philosophy over the off-season and have seen excellent results, with Racing Point currently sat fourth in the constructors' standings. However, the design has drawn criticism from fellow teams and Renault issued a protest against the team's brake ducts following both the Styrian and Hungarian Grand Prix. Asked about at the Hungarian Grand Prix how Racing Point management came to the decision to base their design so heavily on the W10, Szafnauer said: 'It doesn’t come...
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