21 Sept 2009
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Renault given 2 year ban over F1 race fixing scandal!
Renault have been given a two-year suspended ban from Formula 1 for their role in fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix.The team were called before governing body the FIA to answer charges they had asked driver Nelson Piquet Jr to crash to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win.Former team boss Flavio Briatore has been banned from FIA sanctioned...
Renault Await Hearing Result of F1 Race Fixing Scandal
The hearing into charges that Renault conspired to fix last year's Singapore Grand Prix has finished in Paris at the headquarters of governing body the FIA.Renault are accused of asking driver Nelson Piquet Jr to crash to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win the race.Team boss Flavio Briatore and engineering director Pat Symonds left the team...
17 Sept 2009
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People are over-reacting to Renault F1 race fix scandal - Irvine
Ex-Formula One driver Eddie Irvine says there has been an overreaction to the race-fixing charges being levelled at the Renault team.Renault have been called to answer charges by governing body, the FIA, of ordering Nelson Piquet Jr to crash."Formula One has always been a war and in war all is fair," the former Jordan and Ferrari driver told...
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Renault boss blames Briatore over scandal controversy
Renault chief Patrick Pelata has blamed departed team bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds for the Formula 1 race-fixing controversy.Briatore and Symonds resigned after Renault chose not to contest charges of fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix."Flavio Briatore considered he was morally responsible and resigned," Pelata told French radio...
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BMW F1 to be bought by owners of Notts County FC!
German car manufacturer BMW says it has agreed to sell its Formula 1 team to Swiss-based Qadbak Investments.BMW has been looking for a buyer for the team since it announced in July that it was pulling out of the sport at the end of the current season.Qadbak bought Notts County FC in July through its Munto Finance company.Earlier on Tuesday,...
16 Sept 2009
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Briatore and chief engineer quit Renault during scandal
Flavio Briatore has left his position as boss of the Renault team after they decided not to contest charges of fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.Executive director of engineering Pat Symonds has also left the team.Renault were summoned by governing body, the FIA, after Nelson Piquet Jr claimed he had been asked to crash to help team-mate...
15 Sept 2009
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Lotus are to return to Formula One Grid in 2010
Lotus are to return to Formula 1 next season for the first time since 1994.They have been awarded the final grid spot and join Campos GP, Manor and US F1 as one of four new teams for 2010.The FIA has given current team BMW Sauber "14th place" for 2010, meaning they are now first reserves to fill any vacancy on the grid should one arise.However,...
14 Sept 2009
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Hamilton explains crash at Italian Grand Prix
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh refused to criticise Lewis Hamilton after he crashed while third on the final lap of the Italian Grand Prix.The reigning world champion caught the kerb trying to run down Jenson Button and spun off to ruin his hopes of grabbing a podium place.But Whitmarsh told BBC Sport: "Lewis is just a racer, he pushes...
13 Sept 2009
Monza race report: Brawn and Barrichello on top
Rubens Barrichello headed Jenson Button for a Brawn one-two in a tense Italian Grand Prix as the Englishman scored his first podium finish in six races.McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who started on pole but was beaten on strategy, lost third place when he crashed on the last lap trying to chase down Button.Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took the place...
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Patrick Head wants tough punishment if Fixing scandal proven
Williams co-owner Patrick Head says Renault should be punished "pretty firmly" if claims they fixed the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix are proved true.The French team are accused of asking driver Nelson Piquet Jr to crash in the race to deploy the safety car which aided team-mate Fernando Alonso's win."It is extraordinary," said Head. "If that did happen the people responsible should be dealt with pretty firmly."Renault deny the allegations...
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