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The appeal lodged by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) on behalf of its competitor ING Renault F1 against the decision handed down by the Stewards on 26 July 2009 at the 2009 Grand Prix of Hungary will be heard on the 17th of August in Paris with the verdict being made available the following afternoon.
On 26 July 2009, the Stewards of the Meeting decided to suspend Renault from the next event in the 2009 Formula One World Championship for the following reasons:
- Renault knowingly released car N°7 (Fernando Alonso) from the pit stop position without one of the retaining devices for the wheel-nuts being securely in position;
- being aware of this, Renault failed to take any action to prevent the car from leaving the pit-lane;
- Renault failed to inform the driver of this problem or to advise him to take appropriate action given the circumstances;
- This resulted in a car part detaching at turn 5 and the wheel itself detaching at turn 9.
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