| Renault accuses Ferrari for using illegal tires!
"Twenty four hours after a Stewards' decision against Fernando Alonso enraged Renault chiefs, the French squad launched a protest against Ferrari's tyres.
While the press was preoccupied with Michael Schumacher's retirement, it initially passed unnoticed that - an hour after the chequered flag at Monza - Renault questioned the legality of the red team's Bridgestone boots.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, and Spain's AS newspaper, Renault and Michelin chiefs showed the governing body photographs that supposedly depicted a Bridgestone technician spraying Ferrari's tyres with illegal chemicals.
Such chemicals could be used to improve tyre grip.
Their 'proof' of wrongdoing was the Bridgestone-Ferrari technician's wearing of protective gear, including special masks and gloves, but it is understood that FIA officials were satisfied with the explanation offered to them.
It is further understood that the tyres in question might have been seized for further detailed testing.
Ferrari boss Jean Todt said of Renault: "In many ways they are good, but in this case I must say they are weak."
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