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Racing Point F1 row heading to court after rivals appeal

The row over Racing Point's Formula One car is heading for court after rivals Ferrari and Renault confirmed on Tuesday they would appeal a stewards' decision.

Silverstone-based Racing Point were fined 400,000 euros ($469,240.00) and docked 15 points in the constructors' championship after stewards upheld a Renault protest and ruled the team had not designed their own brake ducts.

The car is a visual copy of last year's Mercedes, who provide the engines and gearbox, and the argument is about the essence of being a constructor and how much of the car has to be designed in-house.