Renault Formula 1 Team suspended from European Grand Prix

The latest news just in after the horrendous life-threatening accident Ferrari driver Felipe Massa suffered during qualification for the Hungarian Grand Prix over the weekend is that Renault Formula 1 Team will not be participating in the upcoming European Grand Prix, set to hit the streets of Valencia on August 23 2009.

The steward’s announcement that the Renault F1 team was banned was given out after they deliberated over an incident involving a wheel coming off Fernando Alonso’s car during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Said incident: Alonso’s right-front wheel came off, during an out lap after the 2-time World Champion made his first pit stop. It is believed that mechanics failed to tighten the wheel properly during the pit stop. After the wheel came off, it bounced on the track a couple of times before hitting a barrier.