London, Oct. 19 : Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore will take his case to the French high court.

Briatore was handed a suspension by the World Motor Sport Council for his part in the Singapore Grand Prix crash scandal of last year.

After taking time to weigh up the matter over the last four weeks, and after Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone suggested he should challenge the decision, Briatore will take his case to the French high court, the Tribunal de Grand Justice in Paris, reports The Telegraph.

Briatore is looking to obtain an order from the court quashing the World Council''s decision, as well as damages reported to be in the region of €1 million.

"In this case, the FIA has been used as a tool to exact vengeance on behalf of one man," said Briatore in a statement.

"This decision is a legal absurdity and I have every confidence the French courts will resolve the matter justly and impartially," he added. (ANI)