Fernando Alonso and Renault F1 team will be racing this weekend at the European Grand Prix after the Court overturned the one-race penalty imposed on the team for their actions in the Hungary Grand Prix.

On 26th July 2009 the Stewards of the Meeting at the Hungarian Grand Prix had suspended the Renault F1 team from the next event of the 2009 Formula One World Championship held in Valencia.

The reason for the ban is that the French team knowingly released car No 7 from the pit stop position without one of the retaining devices for the wheel-nuts being securely in position. Moreover, Renault failed to take any action to prevent the car from leaving the pit-lane.

They were also unable to inform Fernando Alonso of this problem or to advise him to take proper action and this resulted in a car part detaching at turn 5 and the wheel itself detaching at turn 9.

The French team had been excluded from Sunday’s European Grand Prix in Valencia after the hearing imposed by the Stewards of the Meeting at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Federation Francaise des Societes d’Assurances (FFSA) appealed the Stewards’ decision on behalf of Renault.

The French based squad admitted that it breached the Sporting Regulations and requested the Court of Appeal to reconsider the severity of the sanction imposed by the Stewards.

The Court adjudged to allow the appeal and overturn the sanction imposed by the Stewards in the contested decision and it issued a reprimand and imposed a fine of $50,000 upon Renault.

We could hardly wait for the weekend to come as Ferrari will be back too with Felipe Massa’s replacement and we will see the handsome Fernando Alonso racing at the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia in Spain.