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Briatore linked to Renault team purchase

Rumours point to Renault Formula One exit Flavio Briatore could buy Renault's Formula One team and continue to run it in 2010 and beyond, according to media reports...  
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Monaco GP Debrief: Renault

It was a mixed Monaco Grand Prix for the ING Renault F1 Team as Fernando Alonso finished seventh, while teammate Nelson Piquet was taken out in the early stages.
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F1 Complete Briatore could buy Renault team

May 28 (GMM) Flavio Briatore could buy Renault's formula one team and continue to run it in 2010 and beyond, according to media reports.
05/28/09
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F1 Complete Qualifying Review: Renault

Today’s qualifying session saw Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet qualify in 9th and 12th places respectively for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix.
05/23/09
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F1 Complete Alonso urges Renault to not give up...

May 20 (GMM) Fernando Alonso does not believe Renault should abandon development of the 2009 car in the hope of getting a head-start in next season's championship.
05/20/09
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F1 Complete Saturday Review: Renault

Today’s qualifying session saw Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet qualify in 10th and 14th places respectively for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
06/20/09
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F1 Complete British GP Review: Renault

It was a disappointing afternoon for the ING Renault F1 Team at Silverstone as Nelson Piquet and Fernando Alonso finished in 12th and 14th places respectively.
06/21/09
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F1 Complete Horner not sure if Renault staying in F1

May 11 (GMM) Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has fuelled speculation that Renault's future in formula one is far from secure.
05/11/09
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Renault 'crashgate' provokes differing opinions

The Renault 'crashgate' scandal continues to generate a great number of opinions within and without the Formula One community, ranging from the outright negative to the somewhat forgiving...  
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Renault blame Briatore & Symonds

Departed team bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds are responsible for the Formula 1 race-fixing controversy, according to Renault chief Patrick Pelata.
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B.B.C. NEWS Renault face Formula 1 fix fate

The future of the Renault Formula 1 team will be decided by the sport's governing body at a hearing on Monday.
09/20/09
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The Sydney Morning Herald Renault F1 future at stake as FIA meets

Formula One's (F1) governing body opened a hearing on Monday into the conduct of French team Renault at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix following the assertions of driver Nelson...
09/21/09
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National Post F1 levels two-year ban for Renault...

Fernando Alonso cleared, but ‘ING Renault F1 team admitted that the team had conspired with its driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to cause a deliberate crash at the 2008 Singapore...
09/21/09
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National Post F1 levels two-year ban for Renault...

Fernando Alonso cleared, but ‘ING Renault F1 team admitted that the team had conspired with its driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to cause a deliberate crash at the 2008 Singapore...
09/21/09
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guardian.co.uk Renault given suspended ban

• Flavio Briatore also banned from motor sport for life• Renault's breach is of 'unparalleled severity' says FIARenault have been given a two-year ban, suspended until 2011,...
09/21/09
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cbc.ca Renault avoids major punishment for...

Renault escaped severe punishment Monday for ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash, receiving only a suspended two-year ban from Formula One's governing...
09/21/09
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Renault point the finger at Briatore

The FIA is considering changing its rules to avoid a repeat of any avoidance of sanction in the race-fixing affairRenault today pinned the blame on Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds for the race-fixing scandal that has tarnished their name as senior executives refused to be drawn on the team's future in Formula One.As the French carmaker embarked on a damage limitation exercise to cushion the impact on its reputation, it also emerged that the FIA is considering changing its rules to avoid a repeat of the likely situation next week when the disgraced pair will avoid personal sanction for their role in the affair.Renault's chief operating officer Patrick Pelata admitted to French radio station RTL that "there was a fault and a fault requires a sanction". "Flavio Briatore considered he was morally responsible and resigned. We will know more about the details after what will happen on Monday with the FIA," he said. "For the moment we have assumptions but it is clear that basically there was a fault. We don't like this, nor do we want a fault by two people to reflect upon the whole company and the entire Formula One team."But he refused to be drawn on whether the company would maintain a presence in Formula One beyond the end of the season, even if it escaped a ban on Monday. Speculation had surrounded its future intentions, even before the current controversy."This is not the debate today. We will have it calmly," he said. "Formula One is the world's most-watched show and you have to respect that. Formula One has been in the vanguard of progress for car technology. It is probably not the case at the moment, but it could be again and it is always what Renault have tried to do."Since Briatore and Symonds dramatically quit on Wednesday, effectively admitting they persuaded Nelson Piquet junior to crash deliberately during last year's Singapore grand prix to hand an advantage to his team-mate Fernando Alonso, it is only the team that will face a World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday as the FIA effectively has no power over the pair under the International Sporting Code. Piquet had earlier been offered immunity in return for detailing the plot.The 26-strong council, headed by the FIA president Max Mosely, will decide on a suitable punishment for Renault after it dramatically declined to offer a defence to the allegations. The team could yet be suspended from the sport or, more likely, handed a huge fine.The loophole also means that Briatore's stake in Queens Park Rangers is unlikely to come under Football League scrutiny under its fit and proper persons test. The League rules only permit it to act if an individual is banned by a recognised sporting body. "We will continue to monitor the situation at the FIA but will not speculate on future developments," said a spokesman.Despite being well-practised in dealing with the fall-out from successive scandals, the shockwaves from Renault's effective admission of guilt continued to reverberate around the sport. Experts said that most of Renault's sponsors would be looking closely at Monday's ruling. Its title sponsor ING is withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the season in any case."This is serious, it's cheating. If you were a sponsor of Renault, would you want to continue with that sponsorship? There will be a reputational damage clause and they would be perfectly within their rights to terminate," said Scott Garrett, a director at sponsorship agency Synergy and former head of marketing at Williams.Sir Jackie Stewart said: "There is something fundamentally rotten and wrong at the heart of Formula One." But former driver Eddie Irvine claimed it had been blown out of proportion. "In the past every team has done whatever it could to win – cheat, bend the rules, break the rules, sabotage opponents. This is just the FIA going on a crusade," he told the BBC.Christian Horner, team principal of Red Bull Racing, said that the loss of Briatore's colourful persona would be noticed. "Flavio has been one of the main characters in F1 for the past 20 years and his presence will be missed, I'm sure."Five in the frameAlain ProstRan his own Formula One team from 1997 to 2001 but failed to match the success he achieved behind the wheelOlivier QuesnelTook over from Guy Frécquelin as head of Citroën's rally team and helped mastermind the continued domination of Sébastien LoebFrédéric VasseurRuns the day-to-day operations of the ART GP2 team which is part owned by Nicolas Todt, the son of FIA presidential candidate Jean TodtDavid RichardsChairman of Prodrive and Aston Martin. Masterminded the successful Subaru rally team and later had stints as head of Benetton and BARCraig PollockJacques Villeneuve's ex-manager and the founder of British American RacingRenaultFlavio BriatoreMotor sportFormula OneOwen GibsonAlan Henryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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Briatore resigned, says Renault official

A high-ranking Renault official has recognised that the negativity of the Singapore 2008 'crashgate' allegations, the departure of Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, and the consequent fallout are hitting the French carmaker's reputation hard...  
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The Independent Renault escape permanent Formula One ban

Renault have been given a suspended permanent disqualification from Formula One after motor sport's governing body ruled on Nelson Piquet Jr's crash during last year's...
09/21/09
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ABCNews Renault Gets 2-Year Suspended Ban in...

Renault handed 2-year suspended ban from F1 in crash scandal; Briatore banned
09/21/09
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The Independent Briatore expelled for life as Renault...

Flavio Briatore's spectacular fall was completed yesterday as Formula One's governing body took the unprecedented step of banning the former Renault team principal for life.
09/22/09
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The Independent Renault dismiss Alonso Ferrari link

Renault chief executive Carlos Ghosn expects double world champion Fernando Alonso to stay with his Formula One team next year despite rumours linking the Spaniard to Ferrari.
07/10/09
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F1 Complete Renault CEO: "Alonso will be here...

Jul.10 (GMM) The CEO of Renault on Friday said he expects Fernando Alonso to remain with the French carmaker's formula one team in 2010.
07/10/09
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F1-Live.com Renault CEO expects Alonso to stay

Contract in place, Ghosn not expecting changes The CEO of Renault on Friday said he expects Fernando Alonso to remain with the French carmaker's Formula One team in 2010...  
07/10/09
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B.B.C. NEWS Reeling Renault to continue in F1

Renault pledges to remain in Formula 1 despite the damage caused to its reputation by the Singapore race-fix scandal.
09/23/09
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guardian.co.uk Renault confirm they will stay in F1

• Submission to WMSC says Renault did consider withdrawing• Team feels it can still make 'an important contribution'Renault have confirmed their intention to remain in...
09/23/09
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