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BWT Racing Point RP20 #11 S. Perez Austrian GP 2020 Minichamps 1:18

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BWT Racing Point RP20 #11 S. Perez Austrian GP 2020 Minichamps 1:18 110200111 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BWT Racing Point RP20 reproduces Sergio Perez's car from the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix season opener, the pink-liveried machine whose close resemblance to the prior year's Mercedes made it Formula 1's most debated design that season. Tampo-printed BWT livery and zinc alloy construction pair well against a genuine Mercedes model for a direct side-by-side comparison.
BWT Racing Point RP20 #11 S. Perez Austrian GP 2020 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Racing Point
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
110200111
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About the BWT Racing Point RP20 #11 S. Perez Austrian GP 2020 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces Sergio Perez's BWT Racing Point RP20 from the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix season opener, the car whose close resemblance to the prior year's championship Mercedes made it the paddock's most debated design that year. Tampo-printed pink BWT livery covers the zinc alloy body.

The RP20 arrived at pre-season testing looking almost identical to Mercedes' 2019 title winner, and the resemblance followed the car through 2020, brake ducts included. This model captures Perez's version from the Austrian Grand Prix, the delayed season's opening round.

The Livery Behind the "Pink Mercedes" Story

BWT's Pink Scheme and Tampo Printing

BWT, an Austrian water treatment company, has sponsored the Racing Point-descended team since 2017, and its pink livery is the car's most recognizable feature regardless of chassis generation. Minichamps applies that scheme with tampo-printed graphics rather than decals, keeping the BWT branding and secondary sponsor logos flat against the bodywork through the sidepod curves and engine cover. The pink needs to read as a true, saturated tone rather than a washed-out approximation, since a dull pink is one of the easier ways an RP20 model falls short at this price tier.

A Car Built on Borrowed Design

Racing Point developed the RP20 with close reference to the 2019 Mercedes, a relationship the team's technical partnership with Mercedes allowed for engine and gearbox but which rivals argued went further into the car's aerodynamic surfaces. The FIA's later ruling on the car's brake ducts, developed from Mercedes data, cost the team points but left the rest of the design intact. The model reproduces that debated shape exactly as raced at the Red Bull Ring.

Perez and a Season Opener Under New Rules

A Pandemic-Delayed Start

The 2020 Austrian Grand Prix opened a season delayed nearly five months by the pandemic, run without spectators at a Red Bull Ring hosting back-to-back races for the first time. That schedule change, doubling up races at single venues to salvage a season, put unusual pressure on tire and engine strategy that a normal calendar would not have created. Perez, in his final full season before losing his seat at year's end, campaigned the RP20 through a schedule unlike any other in the sport's modern history.

Diecast Build and Wing Detail

Beyond the livery, the model follows the same construction as the rest of Minichamps' current F1 line: a zinc alloy tub for weight and structure, with the front and rear wings, halo, and mirrors molded separately for cleaner edges than diecast alone permits. The RP20's distinctive nose and sidepod shape, so close to the Mercedes reference, is where accuracy matters most for anyone comparing this model against a same-era Mercedes casting on the shelf.

Judging This Piece Against a Genuine Mercedes

Displaying the RP20 next to an actual W10 or W11 model is, in a sense, the whole point: the similarity that caused a stir in the paddock is just as visible at 1:18 as it was at full scale, and a collector can decide for themselves how close the resemblance really runs. That side-by-side comparison is a rare case where a controversy from the sport itself translates directly into a compelling shelf pairing. At this price tier, expect accurate proportions and a strong pink finish, with the finer cockpit and suspension detail simplified relative to a limited-run resin alternative built for closer inspection.

A Talking-Point Car for a Modern F1 Shelf

Few recent F1 subjects carry as much built-in conversation as this one. It works as a standalone curiosity piece or as one half of a deliberate comparison with Mercedes' own cars from the same period, and either way it rewards a collector who wants their display to prompt a question rather than just complete a set. At 1:18, it holds the same footprint as any other current-era open-wheel model in the line. Paired with the season's true championship car, it also makes an honest case study in how far grid convergence had come by 2020.

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