The Racing Point Formula 1 team admits it has its work cut out to ensure that it can run its new upgrade on both cars in Rꦫussia after Lance Stroll’s heavy Tuscan Grand Prix crash.

Stroll was the only driver to run the Racing Point’s latest upgrade package at Mugello, with P༺erez scheduled to get theܫ extensive parts – which include revised sidepods, floor, front wing, engine cover and brake ducts – on his RP20 for the Russian Grand Prix.

Racing Point only had enough spares to run one car with its first major upgrade of the 2020 season at Mugello✅ but the heavy damage sustained in Stroll’s high-speed crash during the race might force the Silverstone out൩fit to shelve its original plan.

A ﷽lot of the new parts were destroyed in the impact at the Arrabbiatas, a sweeping flat-out section of the Tuscan circuit.

With a lack of spares available, Racing Point is in a race against time to produce more of the upgrade parts𒉰 if it is to run them on both cars in Sochi, with team principal Otmar Szafnauer admitting Racing Point is facing a dilemma.

"He [Stroll] did have the upgrade so now we'll have to do a lot of work to get enough parts together for both of them to have the upgrade in Russia,” Szafnauer told Sky Spor🐼ts F1.

Stroll took precedence for the upgrade due to being ahead of Perez, who is being replaced at the team by Sebastiღan Vettel when it rebrands to Aston Martin next year, in the championship.

While Perez was able to outpace Stroll’s upgraded RP20 in q🏅ualifying, the Canadian demonstrated strong pace that saw him contend for a spoꦉt on the podium before his race-ending crash.

Racing Point is in the middle of a battle to secure third place in the constrꦬuctors’ championship and currently holds f♛ourth, 14 points behind McLaren.

It was hoped the upgrade co🥀uld help the team make a significant step forward in performance in its bid to wrestle back third from McLaren and Szafnauer was confident the package was faster.

"It is har🦹d to know [exactly the laptime difference]," he explained. "However, our upgrade was meant to be a couple or three tenths, and that is exactly what the⭕ performance difference was."