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Seidl wants 'clear direction' from F1 on copying rules
McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl wants Formula 1 to clearly define the boundaries that allow a team to copy a rival outfit's design. Renault's protest of Racing Point's controversial RP20, centered around the car's brake ducts, has shed a bright light on the sport's regulations and the provisions that allow a team to replicate a rival's design or specific components. Racing Point has exploited the rules to the extreme by reproducing Mercedes' 2019 championship winning W10, relying on photographic evidence but also on the use of unlisted parts, such as the gearbox and outboard suspension elements which Racing Point - a Mercedes engine customer - sourced from the German manufacturer. Seidl...
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