I'm not at all surprised that Alonso was summoned.
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'Surprised' Alonso, Flavio set to attend FIA hearing
Fernando Alonso and Flavio Briatore are both set to attend Monday's extraordinary World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris.
Alonso has throughout the investigation denied any knowledge of the Renault's alleged decision to fix the 2008 Singapore GP, saying he "cannot imagine this situation", and it was thought he would not be present at the FIA hearing.
Even FIA President Max Mosley said last week that Alonso was not involved in their investigation despite claims from Nelson Piquet senior that the Spaniard should've known that something was quite right with his strategy.
However, all that changed on Friday when he received a summons, just three days before the Paris meeting.
The Guardian claims the decision to order Alonso to attend the hearing 'has come as a huge surprise to the double world champion who had assumed he would not be involved'.
Briatore, along with Pat Symonds, parted company with Renault in the week in the wake of the scandal and, under FIA regulations they are no longer associated with a licence holder so no formal action may be taken against them under the International Sporting Code.
The paper, though, adds that 'Briatore will be present at the meeting too, but Symonds will not.
'There are suggestions that Alonso could be closely questioned over Briatore's role. The 59-year-old could be banned for life from the sport, while there is also a possibility he will not be allowed to manage Formula One drivers.'
The Mirror, meanwhile, adds that 'as well as being in line for a lifetime ban from the sport, Briatore could also be barred from managing F1 drivers, which earns him millions every year'.
'His stable current includes Piquet, Roman Grosjean, Heikki Kovalainen, Mark Webber and others.'
