29 Mar 2015

Ex-F1 racer Montagny banned for doping

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<b>DRUGGED OUT:</b> Ex-F1 driver Franck Montagny, seen here at Le Mans with Peugeot, has been banned from the sport for two years after testing positive for drug use during the 2014 Formula E series. <i>Image: AFP / Jean-Francois Monier</i>

LONDON, England - Ex-F1 racer Franck Montagny has been handed a two-year ban by the sport's governing body after he failed a dope test while competing in the new Formula E electric series in November.

The Frenchman was also disqualified from 15th place at the Putrajaya ePrix in Malaysia where he tested positive for Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.

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