Motorsport's governing body will decide Renault's fate in the race-fixing controversy today.
Renault officials must answer charges from the FIA that it deliberately caused an accident in last year's Singapore Grand Prix to bring out a safety car that would help Fernando Alonso win the race.
Renault has already said that it will not contest the charges, and faces a punishment that could extend to total exclusion from the championship. The men involved in the alleged plot - team principal Flavio Briatore and director of engineering Pat Symonds - left the team last week.
In a fresh twist, Fernando Alonso has also been summoned to appear at the hearing. Although there is no suggestion the Spaniard knew about hsi team's plans, he is expected to be questioned during the hearing.
Autosport.com is also reporting that it is highly likely that talks have taken place between Renault representatives and the FIA in recent days ahead of the hearing, in order to work out which course of action would be best to minimise the chances of a severe penalty.
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Re: D-Day for Renault F1
the way saw it was, in that kind of game, each side has weapons, arguments, and in the renault side, the fact that no other manufacturer match then in motorsport means that:
give us a too strong sentence, and then, i stop all that , a guy like Ghosn souln't have sleep problems with this kind of eveally decision...so now, i can see the FIA guys had also that in there mind....(sorry for some typing fault, i'm just a ordinary french guy...)
Re: D-Day for Renault F1
No, as reported on te news, Renault are an engine supplier and if they'd been banned straight away then most of the grid would not be on the next start line on Sunday, so most surviving cars would have either a Mercedes engine or a Ferrari one and we don't want that do we?.Ihowever agree that a suitable fine in proportion to the offence would have been seen by the public that this offence was taken seriously, after all this was just as serious as "Mclarengate", money troubles or not a fine WAS in order in my opinion.
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I hope the FIA will be as forgiving as they have been in this instance when other teams are in a similar position.