PARIS, (Reuters) – Flamboyant former Renault team boss  Flavio Briatore declared justice had been done after a French  court overturned his life ban from Formula One on Tuesday.

However, the sport’s governing International Automobile  Federation (FIA) said the decision was not enforceable until all  appeal options had been exhausted.

It added that it would “consider appropriate actions to  ensure that no persons who would engage, or who have engaged, in  such dangerous activities or acts of intentional cheating will  be allowed to participate in Formula One in the future.”

Briatore was banned in September by the FIA after former  Renault driver Nelson Piquet told the ruling body he had been  ordered to crash deliberately at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix  to help his Spanish team mate Fernando Alonso win the race.

“The court ruled the sanction was illegal,” said a judge at  the Tribunal de Grande Instance, with the court questioning the  FIA’s ability to impose bans on individuals who were not licence  holders.

Briatore, who had sought damages of 1 million euros ($1.45  million), was awarded 15,000 euros and the FIA was ordered to  notify all its members of the outcome or pay 10,000 euros for  every day’s delay.

The Italian said in a statement that “the decision handed  down today restores to me the dignity and freedom that certain  people had arbitrarily attempted to deprive me of.

“Let me take a little time to enjoy this moment of happiness  after this difficult period. As concerns my possible return to  F1, there is plenty of time to talk about this,” he added.