Lance Stroll’s hefty accident at Mugello has left Racing Point facing a challenge to prepare its sizeable update package for both cars in time for Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix. Racing Point brought its first major update to its Mercedes-inspired RP20 at the Tuscan Grand Prix, with only Stroll running the package. The overhauled components included an overhauled sidepod shape, revised brake ducts, a new floor and a re-shaped front wing. Racing Point estimated that the update was worth at least a couple of tenths per lap around Mugello. Stroll was in the battle for the podium positions when he suffered a suspected puncture, thought to have come from debris, into Arrabbiata 2. The...
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