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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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Symonds Offered Deal to Finger Flavio

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In the latest development in the Crashgate scandal, Renault’s head of engineering Pat Symonds has been offered immunity from any penalties or sanctions that might be imposed by the FIA in return for his full cooperation in the ongoing investigation.  Whether or not Symonds has accepted the offer is unclear. It is quite clear, however, [...]

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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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