Renault Issue Statement Regarding Race Fixing Allegations

The Renault Team has today released this statement.

"The ING Renault F1 Team will not dispute the recent allegations made by the FIA concerning the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix."

"It also wishes to state that its managing director, Flavio Briatore and its executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds, have left the team."

"Before attending the hearing before the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on 21 September 2009, the team will not make any further comment." This now means that Renault F1 team have, essentially, pleaded guilty to race fixing allegations. The hearing of the WMSC will now only be a formality and to decide Renault's punishment. But where does this leave Fernando Alonso? He claims to have...

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