Racing Point return to the track in the RP20

Racing Point

Racing Point return to the track in the RP20

The team is utilising a second permitted filming day

Sam Hall

Wednesday 17 June 2020 11:31 Updated: 11:40

Racing Point has become the first team to run a 2020 Formula 1 car since the end of pre-season testing in February.

Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari have all elected to complete unlimited mileage in older 2018 cars in a bid to get the drivers up to speed and the race teams accustomed to the new protocols in place when attending grands prix.

Racing Point, however, has opted for a shorter run out, using the second of its two permitted filming days to give Lance Stroll a drive of the RP20.

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Stroll, who rolled out of the garage on Pirelli testing tyres at Silverstone on Wednesday morning, will be allowed to complete a maximum of 100km.

The team is using the shorter National Circuit, the layout of which uses the old pit building instead of the more modern Silverstone Wing.

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— BWT Racing Point F1 Team (@RacingPointF1) June 17, 2020

Sergio Perez will not benefit from any track time in F1 machinery ahead of the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on July 5.

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