This is how Racing Point discovered Renault's illegal braking system

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00:12, 24 Oct 2019

Renault have been disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix results after the FIA determined their braking system to be illegal. They've ruled the braking system as a "drivers aid" and therefore Daniel Ricciardo's 6th place, and Nico Hulkenberg's 10th place is now void. Racing Point launched the protest, but how did they manage to find such a thing?

According to Auto Motor und Sport, Racing Point managed to identify the case because of a personnel change. The engineer who flagged the problem up previously worked on Hulkenberg's car. The engineer switched teams during the summer break.

Renault have until 10am local time in Mexico to appeal the decision on October 24. In a tweet, Renault confirmed they will announce their next actions within the time period set.

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...that the system was entirely legal under the FIA Technical Regulations, it was judged by the stewards that the system was in breach of the FIA Sporting Regulations regarding driver aid. Both Renault cars... [2/4]

10:05 PM · Oct 23, 2019

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...and the variability of the associated penalties in recent cases, @RenaultF1Team will consider its next course of action within the timeframe laid out by the FIA. [4/4]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

This is how Racing Point discovered Renault's illegal braking system

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