The FIA has cleared Aston Martin over copying concerns after investigating the similarities that exist between its AMR22 and Red Bull's RB18 ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. The Silverstone-based outfit rolled out its car in Barcelona with a revised sidepod design that closely resembles the component featured on Red Bull's 2022 car, to the point where the car was immediately dubbed "the Green Red Bull". The similarities led to a swift investigation by the FIA on the basis of Article 17.3 of F1's technical rules that relate to reverse engineering and to the "potential illicit IP transfer", both of which have been tightly regulated since 2020 and Racing Point...
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