Brake Gate: "This cannot happen without the knowledge of a driver"

Racing Point submitted a twelve-page file to the FIA after the Japanese Grand Prix stating that they thought Renault were cheating. It is thought that the French team are using a system that automatically adjusts the brake balance. If this is the case then former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes that the team will be in big trouble.

"It is, after all, an unwritten rule that you only come up with such allegations if you are 100% sure," Schumacher said to Sky Germany. “If this is the case, then that is, of course, a complete disaster for Renault. They would fall for the second time.

Schumacher believes that the drivers must also know about the system and that they could also be in trouble.

“The most obvious option is a whistleblower," he said. "There are more than 1000 people working for both teams: One of them will probably change jobs one day. Then it is possible that such information will come to light."