Formula 1 governing body the FIA is left with a list of various next steps following the Tuesday French court decision to overrule the lifetime ban of Flavio Briatore. With the former Renault F1 Managing Director having been barred from the sport forever in September, the French-based federation stresses that the Italian will not be able to re-enter until its 'appeal options have been exhausted'.
With Briatore and ex Executive Director of Engineering Pat Symonds having received punishments for their parts in the 'Crashgate' race-fixing scandal of Singapore 2008, Briatore proceeded to overturn the ruling, with the long-awaited decision eventually proving successful. In a statement released by the FIA on Tuesday evening, the group - lead by Max Mosley at the time of the punishment - it said:
'In particular, the Court did not examine the facts and has not reversed the FIA's finding that both Briatore and Symonds conspired to cause an intentional crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix,' it reads.
'However, the Court did question the FIA's authority to impose bans upon Mr. Briatore and Mr. Symonds for procedural reasons and because they are not FIA licence holders and, according to the Court, are therefore not subject to any FIA rules. The FIA's ability to exclude those who intentionally put others' lives at risk has never before been put into doubt and the FIA is carefully considering its appeal options on this point.
The Court's decision is not enforceable until the FIA's appeal options have been exhausted. Until then, the World Motor Sport Council's decision continues to apply.'
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