VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Organizers of the European Grand Prix want Formula One authorities to rescind Renault's suspension from the race so Fernando Alonso can compete in his native Spain.
Jorge Aspar, the vice president of Valmor Sports, believes Valencia fans are being unfairly punished for Renault's security mistakes.
Governing body FIA suspended the French team from the Aug. 23 event because it let Alonso leave the pit lane during Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix despite having failed to properly secure a nut on his front right wheel. That wheel popped off the car as he rounded a turn, and continued to bounce wildly down the track.
F1 safety was called into question Saturday when Felipe Massa was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a stray car part struck him during qualifying.
