Aug.30 Disgruntled Renault employees will stage a peaceful protest at Monza on Friday against the decision to scrap the French carmaker's works F1 engine operations. According to L'Equipe, about 100 staff working at the endangered Viry-Chatillon factory near Paris are on strike on Friday – and instead will be in the grandstands at Monza. They'll be split between two grandstands, wear black armbands and will hold up banners 'with a clear and non-aggressive message, pleading the cause of maintaining a French engine in F1', the group confirmed in a statement. Most of the remaining 250 F1 engine staff back at Viry will be on strike. 'But we will not do anything to prevent the track...
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