Protest against Renault: Seized steering wheels and controls

After the race for the Grand Prix of Japan came between the teams Renault in Racing Point to great excitement. The team around Lawrence Stroll Renault readsthat they raced with illegal braking system and because of this they are with the commissioners of the race filed a protest. The latter ordered the hearing of both sides on Sunday after the race, but they have not yet reached the right verdict. All that is certain is that it is a team Racing Point met all the formal criteria for the protest, which was given the green light. The responsible teams also agreed Renault.

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Decide if it is Renault system now allowed or not, will fall in the coming days. Racing Point has prepared a twelve page long dossier where he talks about 'pre-set lap distance-dependent brake bias adjusment system'. This could be a system that automatically - depending on the section of track - continues the balance of the brakes. In fact, racers have to brake balance to adjust from bend to bend manuallyif they want to have different requirements for brake power distribution.

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The renault team also accepted the protest and now it will have to be proven whether the French really cheated

Because it actually is the situation is complicated, is a technical department FIA sealed and seized standardized control devices in steering wheel Nice Hülkenberg in Daniel Ricciard. The responsible person on the part of the FIA ​​will then perform hardware and software analysis and sent a report to the race commissioners in Japan on that basis. The responsible person of the FIA ​​may also use it third party expertise, including those responsible from both conflicting teams Racing Point in Renault. When the deadline for the verdict is set, the case will once again roam to the commissioners, who will arrange a date for a new hearing. Until then, it is the result of the race in Suzuki remains provisional.   

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