On 8 November 2007 , the FIA announced that the Renault F1 team would be need to answer a charge of possession of confidential information relating to the 2006 and 2007 McLaren Formula One cars . The statement issued by the FIA states that Renault F1 was found to have information used by the 2006 and 2007 McLaren F1 cars .
Allegations were subsequently made during November 2007 by the FIA against the Renault F1 team regarding information they were found to have in their possession concerning the 2006 and 2007 McLaren F1 cars .