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FIA and Renault agree to delay Budkowski arrival
Marcin Budkowski, the controversial FIA official hired by Renault, will only start work with the French team on April 1 of next year. Renault and Budkowski triggered a firestorm among the F1 teams earlier this year when it was announced that the FIA's technical chief would be moving to the Enstone squad. Privy to confidential technical information in his capacity as an FIA official who regularly visited the teams, Budkowski was suddenly perceived as a threat to F1's secrets. Teams subsequently lobbied to delay his hiring by Renault by as much as a full year, but the manufacturer and the FIA have agreed to a compromise, with Budkowksi now scheduled to start working in Enstone next spring....
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