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Renault good to go for Valencia!

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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Default Renault good to go for Valencia!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77736

Finally, Alonso gets to run in Valencia! I remember him being punted out on the first lap last year, doh.

Grosjean should be confirmed soon too, good news for him. Hopefully we won't hear any more whinging from Piquet, but somehow I suspect we haven't heard the last from him though...
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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This was a no brainer as the penalty was ridiculous to begin with...

Glad to see this overturned...
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by saaboteur,Aug 17 2009, 08:14 AM
Hopefully we won't hear any more whinging from Piquet, but somehow I suspect we haven't heard the last from him though...
piquet committed career suicide downing FLABio, i just hope he doesn't crying like the frog bourdais
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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A sensible decision from the FIA? Unheard of!

Glad that the ban was overturned, it was a draconian penalty that didn't fit the crime. Also glad that the FIA didn't do what it *has* been known to do, which is INcrease the penalty as the result of an appeal attempt.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ZDan,Aug 17 2009, 03:44 PM
Also glad that the FIA didn't do what it *has* been known to do, which is INcrease the penalty as the result of an appeal attempt.
That's what you have to do to keep control in a dictatorship. Act like you care and dismiss anything the people say then punish them even more for speaking against you
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:11 AM
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^ what the FIA should be doing is questioning the marshalls as to why they picked that punishment in the first place - this should be a 2 way street.

Oh and Grosjean is now confirmed as the 2nd Renault driver...
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