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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 this [...]

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Barrichello Predicts Fireworks Between Massa and Alonso

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Rubens Barrichello has predicted a volatile relationship between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa at Ferrari next year.  According to a report in The Guardian, Barrichello said, “Alonso and Massa will be a Latin partnership and we will see a few more sparks than if they were two Finns. Felipe has shown the talent he has [...]

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Formula 1 Drivers Move to NASCAR

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It used to be that when drivers were put out to pasture by Formula 1, they were able to resurrect their careers in Indycar, at one time America’s premier open wheeled racing division.  Nigel Mansell was one of the most stellar examples of this.  After Mansell had won the title for Williams F1 in 1992, [...]

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Piquet Sr Revises His Alonso Accuastion

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Nelson Piquet, Sr is now modifying his earlier claim that Fernando Alonso was fully aware of the plan allegedly put in motion by Flavio Briatore and Pay Symonds at Singapore last year to have Nelson Piquet, Jr deliberately crash out of the race to bring out a Safety Car.
While Piquet, Sr had previously stated unequivocally [...]

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Piquet Sr Willing to Take Flavio to Court

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According to a report published in the German publication Auto Motor und Sport, Nelson Piquet, Sr. is using current allegations against Flavio Briatore as leverage to extricate Piquet, Jr. from a long-term that currently binds the young Brazilian driver to the Italian impresario.  Briatore, who has long been mentor and manager to many drivers on [...]

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Briatore and Symonds Leave Renault

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In yet another dramatic development in the Crashgate saga, Team Renault have decided to attempt damage control by releasing team director Flavio Briatore, and chief engineer Pat Symonds with immediate effect.  Along with announcing the departure of Briatore and Symonds, the official statement from the team stated that, “The ING Renault F1 Team will not [...]

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Renault Takes Legal Action Against Piquet

September 11, 2009

The Crashgate saga grows more peculiar on a daily basis.  According to reports in The Times today, Renault have fired a retaliatory initiating legal action against the Piquets, Nelson Jr. and Sr. both, for “the making of false allegations and a related attempt to blackmail the team into allowing Piquet Jr to drive for the [...]

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Crashgate’s Bizarre New Twist

September 10, 2009

Crashgate has taken a bizarre turn.  It now appears that Renault’s top brass, i.e. team principal Flavio Briatore, and technical director Pat Symonds, are no longer denying that Nelson Piquet, Jr.’s crash at Singapore l;last year was deliberate.  Apparently all parties, i.e. Briatore, Symmonds and Piquet are in agreement that they held a private meeting [...]

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