The Renault brake-gate can be compared with spy-gate at McLaren

14:30, 16 Oct 2019

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Renault is under a large magnifying glass and it could just be that the team is excluded from the Formula 1 championship. Marc Priestley experienced the McLaren period around the Spy-gate scandal and looks at the possible consequences for Renault.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	340
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	238
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	229
4	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	221
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	215
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	201
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	138
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	97
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	75
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	38
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	23
14	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	13
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	7
18	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
19	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

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