Flavio Briatore

Former Arrows Boss Tom Walkinshaw Dies

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Tom Walkinshaw has died.  For those who have forgotten or never knew the name, Walkinshaw was a fixture in Formula 1 from 1991 to 2002.  He entered the F1 world as Benetton’s engineering director, having moved from the Jaguar sports car team.  Perhaps his two most notable contributions to the sport occurred during this season.  [...]

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Will Flavio Briatore Replace Stefano Domenicali at Ferrari?

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They say you can’t keep a good man down, but clearly this maxim could be expanded to include disgraced F1 team bosses, as well.  Flavio Briatore, who resigned from Renault last year in the wake of the Crashgate scandal has been seen frequenting the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello recently, and naturally certain observers have therefone [...]

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Renault Reportedly Considering Team Buy-Back

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A rumor is now circulating through the F1 paddock that French carmaker Renault is considering making a buyback offer to regain controlling interest in their F1 team.  As you’ll no doubt recall, last year, in the wake of the scandal surrounding team managers Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, and the general economic malaise that was [...]

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Will Jacques Villeneuve Become a Team Owner in 2011?

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It’s become something of a tradition in auto racing: if you’ve gotten to the point in your career when no one will hire you, hire yourself.  Or at least become a team owner.  Drivers as various as Alain Prost, Jackie Stewart, Bruce McLaren, Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney, Jim Hall, Michael Andretti and A.J. Foyt have [...]

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Robert Kubica Signs Two-Year Contract Extension with Renault

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Paddock gossips recently inaugurated this year’s silly season by launching rumors that Renault’s Robert Kubica had inked a deal to replace seven-time champ Michael Schumacher at Mercedes next year.  Mercedes denied the allegation, and Kubica was coy on the matter,  so the stories gained some traction.  After all, in Formula 1 rumors are generally credible [...]

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Williams Might Hire Currently Banned Pat Symonds as Consultant

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How do you get around a ban on being hired by a Formula 1 team?  You resort to a technique used by entrepreneurial professionals all over the world: you become a consultant. Former Renault chief engineer Pat Symonds, who was banned from direct involvement in the sport as a result of last year’s Crashgate scandal, [...]

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Flavio Says Schumacher ‘Made the Decision to Return Without Thinking’

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Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore, never short of an opinion, has offered his two cents on Michael Schumacher’s comeback performance.  While many observers have postulated that Schumacher will fare better as the year progresses, Briatore has suggested that the exact opposite is true. “I think it will be harder and harder for him,” Briatore recently [...]

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Renault R30 Launched in Valencia – Video

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The Renault Formula 1 team have officially launched their 2010 contender in Valencia, Spain, in advance of the first official test session which will open there tomorrow.  The new car appears to be an evolution of last year’s R29.  The R30 looks sleeker and less ungainly than its notorious predecessor, which Renault lead driver Ferando [...]

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Nelson Piquet Jr Moves to NASCAR

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It will come as a surprise to no one, perhaps, that Nelson Piquet, Jr is turning his back on the world of Formula 1, and making a journey across the pond to compete in NASCAR. Piquet was disgraced last year after being implicated in the so-called Crashgate scandal.  Piquet admitted to deliberately crashing his car [...]

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Briatore Threatens to Sue the Piquets

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While a French court has declared Flavio Briatore’s lifetime ban from Formula 1, a judgment rendered by the FIA, null and void, Briatore isn’t so sure that he’s ready to jump back into the F1 fray. As reported in Autosport, Briatore said, “Let me take a little time to enjoy this moment of happiness after [...]

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