Monday, 21 September 2009

Renault await fate at FIA hearing

Flavio Briatore has stood down from Renault F1 team but could still face sanctions
The Renault formula one team will find out their future in the sport today as they face a World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris today.

The team could face a range of sanctions after deciding not to contest charges of race-fixing after it emerged driver Nelson Piquet Jr was asked to deliberately crash into a wall at last year's Singapore grand prix to benefit his team-mate Fernando Alonso.

Team principal Flavio Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds have already resigned over the controversy, while the team held its hands up to the incident in a brief statement last week.

Punishment for the team could range from a fine or a points deduction to expulsion from this year's championship or even the sport as a whole.

The FIA are expected to publish their decision, which could also deal with the individual cases surrounding Briatore and Symonds, this afternoon.ADNFCR-708-ID-19369781-ADNFCR

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