Only P8: Racing Point needs time to change ownership

(Motorsport-Total.com) – For years Racing Point – or predecessor Force India – fought with limited financial resources at the front in midfield. The financial situation has changed as a result of the acquisition by Lawrence Stroll and Co. significantly improved. The sporting results, however, have become worse. In the World Cup you are only on eighth place for the summer break.

For comparison: Since However, although the results do not currently fit, team boss Otmar Szafnauer rates the first twelve months as “quite positive” among the new owners, stating, “On the financial side, we are now much better off.” This opens up new possibilities for the team

Big updates like for example the B version of the RP

“We should have all the necessary permits in the second half of the year,” Szafnauer announced , This should be the case “before Christmas”, so that the construction as planned in the first half of the year 2020 can start. Before that, they also wanted to wait for the new rules for the season These will also have “an influence on what we build,” says Szafnauer.

But you also want to work on the current sporting situation. How weak the results were in the first half of the season is shown by a look at the results of Sergio Perez. “I got off to a good start in the season, I drove pretty well, made no mistakes and got the most out of the car's potential,” said the Mexican, who scored in three of the first four races. However, nothing went together with him since Barcelona, ​​he has remained in eight races in a row without points. This has never been Perez in his entire career since happens. “That was not my best series,” he (*****************************************************************************************) – year-old. At the same time, however, he emphasizes that during this period he only crashes in his crash in Hockenheim made a mistake. “I have to take responsibility for that,” says Perez.