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FIA take legal action against ex-driver Streiff

Formula One's governing body took legal action against French former F1 driver Philippe Streiff on Thursday for comments he made about an investigation into compatriot Jules Bianchi's horrific crash. The statement said International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt and FIA medical commission president Gerard Saillant, also both French, were dismayed to learn of his published remarks. "Philippe Streiff's insulting and defamatory comments are utterly unfounded and demonstrate malicious intent," it added. "In view of the seriousness of this deliberate attack on their reputations, they (Todt and Saillant) have had to ask their lawyers to lodge a complaint for...
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