The Canadian Press: Renault F1 team awaits fate in Nelson Piquet. Jr crash scandal
PARIS — The Renault Formula One team will learn its fate Monday at a hearing into how its former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered by management to deliberately crash his car, a life-threatening move that further erodes the crumbling integrity of a sport rocked by scandals and cheating.
F1 has been shaken by the news that Renault ordered its struggling Brazilian driver to plow his car into a concrete wall so that his teammate Fernando Alonso could win the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Renault faces a points deduction, suspension or even exclusion from the championship at the FIA's Paris headquarters on Monday. It is unclear who will represent them at the World Motor Sport Council hearing.
But Renault could escape with just a significant fine, seeing as it has taken measures itself to limit the damage. Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's commercial rights-holder, is keen for the French-owned team to stay in F1.
The Canadian Press: Renault F1 team awaits fate in Nelson Piquet. Jr crash scandal
F1 has been shaken by the news that Renault ordered its struggling Brazilian driver to plow his car into a concrete wall so that his teammate Fernando Alonso could win the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Renault faces a points deduction, suspension or even exclusion from the championship at the FIA's Paris headquarters on Monday. It is unclear who will represent them at the World Motor Sport Council hearing.
But Renault could escape with just a significant fine, seeing as it has taken measures itself to limit the damage. Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's commercial rights-holder, is keen for the French-owned team to stay in F1.
The Canadian Press: Renault F1 team awaits fate in Nelson Piquet. Jr crash scandal
