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Toto Wolff claims unnamed rival team used 3D cameras to scan their 2019 car

Tanish Chachra
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Toto Wolff claims that an unnamed rival team copied their 2019 car designs by using a 3D camera; statement comes after Racing Point penalized.

According to BBC 5 journalist Jennie Gow, Totto Wolff has claimed that his team’s 2019 car designs were scanned by a rival team, which he did not name, through a 3D camera.

The statement comes after Racing Point was penalized by 15 points after Renault’s complaint to the FIA was upheld by the governing body. Therefore, this statement is probably targeting Racing Point only.

On the other hand, it can also signal that Wolff is probably calling his side innocent amidst the whole controversy, which sparked after Racing Point revealed their new designs.

Renault launched their complaint after the Styrian Grand Prix at the Spielberg circuit, Austria. As of now, Racing Point’s is yet to make a statement.

However, they have always maintained that they are innocent and team principal Otmar Szafnauer has constantly claimed that his side never had funds to replicate the Mercedes 2019 car.

While more teams speak up Toto Wolff is silent

Apart from Renault, more teams have now raised their objections against Racing Point, which includes Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Mclaren and Williams. McLaren’s Zak Brown has dropped a statement attacking Racing Point’s alleged malpractice.

McLaren’s Zak Brown on Racing Point verdict: “They claimed they had copied the car via photography. It’s clear from reading the document that is BS. So you have to question everything else around the car.”

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Meanwhile, Renault’s team principal Cyril Abiteboul stated that he is considering whether to appeal against the sanction applied, as the steps were taken by FIA aren’t being considered decisive by other teams.

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Tanish Chachra

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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