Renault lodge appeal against Euro GP ban

Renault have lodged an appeal against the team's suspension from the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
The French team were punished after Fernando Alonso's right front wheel came off and bounced across the track at the Hungaroring on Sunday.
Race stewards ruled that the team's pit crew knew the wheel was not properly secured and failed to tell the driver.
The International Court of Appeal will hear the case on 17 August with a decision expected the following day.
Should the original decision stand, the ban would apply to the whole team and would deny Spaniard Alonso the chance to race in front of his home fans at the European Grand Prix on 23 August.
Having started on pole, the Spanish double world champion was leading the Hungarian Grand Prix when he came in for his first stop on lap 11.
However, he was released before the right front wheel had been fully attached and it worked its way loose on turn nine, bouncing alarmingly across the track.
The stewards said Renault's pit crew "knowingly released car number seven from the pit stop position without one of the retaining devices for the wheel-nuts being securely in position, this being an indication that the wheel itself may not have been properly secured."
They also determined that "being aware of this, Renault failed to take any action to prevent the car from leaving the pit lane... and failed to inform the driver of this problem or to advise him to take appropriate action given the circumstances, even though the driver contacted the team by radio believing he had a puncture."
The incident came amid heightened concern about safety in motorsport.
A week ago, 18-year-old Formula 2 driver Henry Surtees - the son of former F1 champion John Surtees - was killed when he was struck by a loose wheel during a race.
On Saturday, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by a part which came off the Brawn GP car of Rubens Barrichello during qualifying at the Hungaroring.

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By Adam Feneley
Motorsport Engineering
www.motorsportengineering.blogspot.com
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