The FIA and Renault have now agreed that former F1 technical department head Marcin Budkowski will only be able to start work at the French car manufacturer's Enstone base on April 1. Renault caused some controversy earlier this year when it emerged it had signed Budkowski as its new executive director, to help its efforts to move up the grid. Rival teams were furious over the move because, in his role with the FIA, Budkowski had privileged knowledge of what all competitors were up to and what developments they planned for the future. The fear was that Budkowski could take these secrets to Renault to help fast track its progress. But in a bid to appease the rest of the grid, Renault and the...
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