Racing Point Next Team to Reveal Launch Date

First Ferrari, now Racing Point. The team formerly known as Force India have become the second F1 team to announce launch plans for 2019, revealing they will hold a season presentation event at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto on February 13.

It is anticipated Racing Point will reveal their livery for the upcoming season just five days before pre-season testing begins at Barcelona, as well as a possible new identity. Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer recently spoke in the F1 podcast, Beyond The Grid, that a name change could still be on the cards – although it will require the approval of the F1 commission.

Billionaire Lawrence Stroll, led the consortium that rescued Force India from administration in August. His son Lance, will drive for the outfit in 2019 having spent his first two seasons in F1 with Williams.

Racing Point finished seventh in the constructors’ championship in 2018, an impressive feat considering they accumulated their points tally from just nine Grands Prix.

Their launch will take place two days before Ferrari unveil their 2019 challenger.