Marko: Red Bull to use 'Racing Point model' for Alpha Tauri
Jul.20 - AlphaTauri will 'do a Racing Point' if the FIA declares that the Silverstone based team's controversial 2020 car is fully legal.
Renault rounded out the weekend's Hungarian GP by doubling down on its official protest against the car that is being called the 'pink Mercedes'.
"We hope that after the FIA decision there will finally be clarity," Red Bull's top Austrian official Dr Helmut Marko told Sport1.
The decision is expected either this week or early next week.
"If the Racing Point is legal, we will do the same with AlphaTauri," Marko announced.
"Then there will be at least four Mercedes, four Red Bulls and maybe up to six Ferraris on the grid next year," said Marko.
Marko said AlphaTauri's former identity, Toro Rosso, only managed to win a grand prix with Sebastian Vettel in 2008 thanks to the earlier customer car era.
The sport ended that practice soon afterwards, but Marko says the Racing Point protest outcome could "save our second team money while making it more competitive".
Asked how Red Bull would go about it this time around, he answered: "With the Racing Point model.
"Take a photo of the car from every angle and then reproduce the parts. We believe you could leave that effort out by simply defining what is allowed and what is not," said Marko.
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So the end of F1 then, just a couple of teams really racing with all the second teams trying to help No1 team.... sad
You Euro/Brits should bury your bias and look at the US based IndyCar model. Common chassis, only two engines and the racing is ALWAYS close. The differences in speed are the teams and the drivers. BTW, the venues are evenly split between road courses, street circuits and ovals. I' m just sayin'.
Except that F1 is a constructors’ championship, not a customer one!
Martin, considering the cost explosion it might be time to consider some changes.
If you were going to copy another car for Alpha Tauri Marko, surely the Black Mercedes is the way to go otherwise you're doomed to finish at least second.
True. Why copy a losing Ferrari?
Some teams had technological advantages in the past. For example, in 2004 Ferrari made an absolutely brilliant car, that was almost 2 seconds faster that model 2003. They didn't cheat. But FIA still changed regulations to prevent them from winning in 2005. Which enabled Renault to take the lead in 2005 and 2006. In 2009 Brawn introduced a double-diffuser. It wasn't illegal then, but in the very next season FIA has outlawed it.
When it comes to Mercedes, FIA didn't do anything to remove their advantage. They even penalized their competitors. Now, either someone in FIA is deeply in love with Mercedes, or they are receiving money. And I really don't believe in irrational love between corporations.