Flavio Briatore has been warned by the FIA that his involvement in the 'crash-gate' scandal "cannot be without consequences".

Motor sport's world governing body banned Briatore from Formula One for life after he was found guilty of ordering Nelson Piquet Jnr to deliberately crash his Renault in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

However, the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris overturned the judgment, only for the FIA to launch an appeal.

Briatore has since made it clear he has no intention of returning to F1, but the FIA are determined to see the Italian adequately punished.

FIA president Jean Todt today said: "As you know we lost on form (the procedures), not on grounds.

"With the support of the (FIA) Senate I agreed to make an appeal, and under this present situation you have to respect the form and the grounds.

"The FIA has to take into consideration the grounds. We cannot forget a car was purposefully crashed at the Singapore GP in 2008, and it cannot be without consequences.

"At the moment we are trying to check each alternative to give the best possible issue to this matter."

Supported by FIA Senate president Nick Craw, he added: "There is an effort under way to make sure both the issues of fact and process are addressed.

"The World Council gave a unanimous mandate to the president to pursue whatever options he would need to bring this to a proper conclusion that would be in best interests of the sport and the FIA, and he now has the mandate."

Todt has also today confirmed 1996 world champion Damon Hill will serve as a steward at two grands prix this season, including the sport's blue riband event in Monaco.

As part of the FIA's efforts to strengthen stewards' decisions, former drivers are now assisting during the course of a grand prix, with Alain Prost helping out this weekend in Bahrain.