Renault are facing a fine or maybe a ban if they found guilty

Renault have denied data being brought to them by a former McLaren engineer, was not used in their 2007 F1 car.

Renault are going to appear before the FIA's world motorsport council on 6 December.

The French team revealed engineer Phil Macereth was suspended on 6 September, and claimed every effort was made to erase the data from their systems.

McLaren were fined £47.5mand thrown out of the constructors' championship after being found guilty on a similar charge in September.

Renault finished third in the constructors championship behind Ferrari and BMW Sauber after failing to win a race in 2007