Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he is ready to take legal action to protect Mercedes against accusations of rule-breaking in Formula One's copycat controversy. Racing Point were fined £361,000 and docked 15 points for modelling their car on Mercedes' winning 2019 machine. An FIA investigation established that Mercedes provided Racing Point with computer-aided design models for their brake ducts, helping them build what has been called the 'Pink Mercedes'. Wolff's comments followed Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll accusing rival teams of 'unsporting behaviour' for dragging their name 'though the mud'. Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll has publicly defended his team amid the 'copying' rowStroll said: 'I do not often speak publicly.

Source: Daily Mail August 09, 2020 18:48 UTC