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"Victimized" F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr. reportedly headed to NASCAR truck series

Crashing in Formula One is taken pretty seriously. Especially if you did it on purpose. Which goes a long way towards explaining why the motorsport community is calling for the blood of Nelson Piquet Jr. The disgraced Renault driver was, in the end, the perpetrator of the so-called Crashgate affair. But while his boss and manager Flavio Briatore was kicked out of Formula One (and any involvement in any FIA-sanctioned racing series) as a result, and technical director Pat Symonds received a five-year ban. For his part, Piquet walked as part of ... Read more →

BREAKING: Renault F1 placed on suspended two-year, Briatore banned indefinitely? Jonathon Ramsey

The World Motor Sports Council took only 90 minutes to reach a verdict in the case of Crashgate – wherein former driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. intentionally chucked his car into the wall at last ...

FIA digging for dirt in Renault F1 investigation Noah Joseph

The FIA is always sticking its nose around, sniffing around for some trouble. So, when the motorsport governing body opened a new investigation into the Renault F1 team, frankly we weren't all that ...

More Musical Chairs: Renault F1 replaces Piquet with Grosjean pending FIA penalty appeal Noah Joseph

Typically, most of the drivers who start a Fomula One season are the ones who carry it through to the end. But this has turned out to be anything but a normal season, with erstwhile backmarkers ...

Renault F1 confirms both Alonso and Piquet for 2009 Noah Joseph

Now that the 2008 Formula One championship is decided, teams will begin moving on confirming their drivers for next season. And while several already have, one major question mark has just been ...

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BREAKING: Alonso signs with Renault 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Official press release from Renault confirming Alonso's return can be read after the jump. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/F1_driver_Fernando_Alonso_returns_to_Renault'; Emerging reports confirm that Fernando Alonso has signed a two-year contract with the Renault F1 Team, with ...

Demonstration in the Streets: Renault F1 event draws 300,000 in Mexico City 2 years ago on Autoblog

While Bernie Ecclestone continues to bring grands prix to new markets every year, additional locations around the world get to see part of the Formula One action through individual teams staging demonstration events. BMW-Sauber has held several such high-profile events, returning to the Nurburgring ...

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