Renault handed 2-year suspended ban from F1 in crash scandal; Briatore bannedPARIS — Renault has escaped severe punishment for ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash, receiving only a suspended two-year ban from Formula One’s governing body. Renault follows Ferrari in threatening to pull out of F1 in 2010 because of budget capLONDON — Renault is following Ferrari in threatening to withdraw from next season’s Formula One world championship because of the budget cap imposed by the sport’s governing body. |