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F1: FIA pursues legal action over Streiff's Bianchi comments
The FIA has confirmed it will mount legal action against former F1 driver Philippe Streiff after accusing him of making defamatory comments in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident during the Japanese Grand Prix. Streiff, who was confined to a wheelchair in an accident during F1 testing in 1989, has been quoted as saying that the panel formed to investigate Bianchi's accident in Suzuka was predominantly created to clear the FIA of liability. However, the FIA has hit back at these claims in a scathing statement, suggesting the seriousness of the accusation has left it with no choice but to instruct lawyers to lodge a complaint for public defamation. “The FIA, its President Jean Todt, as...
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