FIA acknowledges Racing Point's Renault protest

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13:00, 13 Oct 2019

byJoseph Tyrrell

Hours after the Japanese Grand Prix finished, the drama continues to unfold. The FIA have confirmed they have received a protest from Racing Point regarding the braking systems of the Renault vehicles.

Renault is said to have installed a system on the cars of Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo which offers the option of using a preset, varying, brake balance over a lap. The protest has been accepted by the FIA but no decision will be made in the immediate future.

Instead, the stewards have until Wednesday to reach a decision on the protest due to the technical nature of the matter at hand. If it is indeed established that Renault uses unauthorized parts, it can have considerable consequences for the team.

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Comisarios han aceptado la protesta de RPoint contra Renault. Habrá una investigación detallada. Algunas piezas han sido precintadas. Stewards determined that RPoint protest against met all requirements. A further detailed investigation will start. Some parts have been sealed.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

FIA acknowledges Racing Point's Renault protest

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