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Renault Escapes Ban, Briatore Slammed in FIA “CrashGate” Decision

September 22, 2009

Renault got off relatively lightly at World Motor Sport Council meeting convened to review the allegations surrounding Nelsinho Piquet’s crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. At the WMC meeting Renault admitted that Flavio Briatore, Pat Symonds and Nelsinho Piquet conspired to cause the crash in Singapore and offered up the following points of mitigation [...]

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Singapore Grand Prix Scandal – Briatore and Symonds Out

September 16, 2009
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Today’s recent press release from Renault seems to leave no doubt that Nelshino Piquet’s crash at last years inaugural Grand Prix in Singapore was not an accident, but a planned event in order to benefit team-mate Fernando Alonzo. How many people were actually involved remains to be seen, but heads have already rolled with Managing [...]

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Renault to Face Charges of Cheating

September 5, 2009

According to a statement released yesterday the FIA have summoned Renault to face charges that Nelshino Piquet’s crash at last years Singapore Grand Prix was in fact not an accident at all but a deliberate action on the part of the Renault Team and their driver in order to get the safety car deployed: Extraordinary [...]

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Will Renault Race at Valencia

July 31, 2009

Fernando Alonso’s unfortunate incident during the Hungarian Grand Prix, where his front right side wheel came off  the car following the Renault drivers first pit stop, has led to the possible suspension of the Renault F1 team from the European Grand Prix at Valencia in Spain. Following the incident the race stewards imposed a one [...]

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McLaren Returns to Winning Pace at Hungaroring

July 27, 2009

Lewis Hamilton wins the first race of the season for McLaren at the Hungarian Grand Prix today. Lewis’s win combined with Hiekki Kovalainen’s dramatically improved performance and fifth place finish prove what many F1 pundits were predicting, the modifications to the MP4-24 chassis introduced on Hamilton’s car at the German Grand Prix have transformed the [...]

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Renault Lockout at Hungaroring Qualifying

July 25, 2009

After a confusing end to the third and final qualifying session of the Hungarian Grand Prix caused by the failure of the on track timing system Fenrnado Alonzo discovered that he had claimed his first pole position since 2007. Renault not only claimed pole position after the brilliant drive by Fernando Alonso, but also the [...]

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Next Race “Hungaroring” – McLaren, Renault, Looking To Show Improved Pace

July 19, 2009

Several Teams are expecting improved results at the Hungarian Grand Prix especially McLaren and Renault following their increased race pace displayed at Nürburgring last week. While at the German Grand Prix, McLaren and Renault only had the upgrade packages fitted to the cars of Hamilton (McLaren) and Alonso (Renault), at the Hungaroring each Team will [...]

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Max It’s About F1 – Not You!!!!

June 26, 2009

Just when we thought all the drama around the FIA and FOTA split had been put to bed, Max Mosely threatens to go back on the agreement reached in Paris this week during the World Motor Sport Council meeting. Max is throwing a tantrum over reported statements made by FOTA members that he was replaced [...]

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FIA Confirms 2010 F1 Teams

June 25, 2009

Following the settlement of the dispute between FOTA and the FIA, the FIA has confirmed all 10 of the existing Formula One Teams along with the 3 new entries for 2010 already announced.

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British Grand Prix – Friday Practice

June 19, 2009

While not much can be predicted from the results of the first two F1 practice sessions it certainly appears that Red Bull Racing have made real improvement in their car with the new aero package. Both Red Bull Drivers ended up at the top of the time charts with Sebastian Vettel being fastest in Both [...]

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Mosely Pushes FOTA Over The Edge

June 19, 2009

All indications are that Max Mosely has massively overplayed his hand. The intransigent position he and the FIA have taken with FOTA and his refusal to compromise on changes to the regulations for 2010 requested by FOTA has left the Team’s with only one viable option. The Final Straw His last letter to the Teams [...]

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