Renault Drivers Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Have Both Attended the Hearing Into Racing-fixing in Paris Today

Fernando Alonso, Nelson Piquet, Nelson Piquet Jnr, Bernie Ecclestone and Bernard Rey, the President of the Renault Formula One team, are in attendance at today's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris, which will look into race-fixing at last year's Singapore Grand Prix.

However, Flavio Briatore, who resigned as team principal of Renault last week over the affair, has not been seen at the hearing, which began in the French capital this morning.

Alonso, who won the Singapore GP following Piquet Jnr's now infamous crash into a wall during the race, is expected to be questioned about his role in the plot. The Spaniard is expected to state his full innocence.

The WMSC could make an announcement on their verdict as early as this afternoon. It is likely Renault will be fined and possibly suspended from competing. A full expulsion from Formula One is, though, thought to be unlikely.