FIA to launch appeal on bid to lift Flavio Briatore ban

January 12, 2010 - 0:0

Formula 1's governing body is to appeal against the French court decision that overturned former Renault boss Flavio Briatore's lifetime motorsport ban.

The ban was overturned after a ruling that the sanction, for Briatore's role in fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, was illegal.
FIA president Jean Todt plans to develop new disciplinary procedures to ""address the issues in the judgement"".
But he and the FIA Senate felt than an appeal was still ""merited"".
A statement by motorsport's governing body FIA added: ""It was unanimously agreed that an appeal would be prepared.”
(Source: BBC)