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Renault accept guilt in race fixing row - Flavio to leave team
eznfrank - 16/9/09 at 11:29 AM

Link to follow (once BBC put it up)

Also Pat Symonds - Director of Engineering to leave

LINK

[Edited on 16/9/09 by eznfrank]


James - 16/9/09 at 11:34 AM

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78668


James - 16/9/09 at 11:36 AM

It does all seem amazing though... I mean it wasn't as if they had any hope of winning the championship at that point was there?

What a total waste of time!!!


eznfrank - 16/9/09 at 11:37 AM

I wonder if the police will become involved at any point?


55ant - 16/9/09 at 11:40 AM

the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


MikeCapon - 16/9/09 at 11:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


Briatore is Italian

Symonds is English

Piquet is Brazilian


balidey - 16/9/09 at 11:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


Briatore is Italian

Symonds is English

Piquet is Brazilian


Maybe so, but the original comment still stands


blakep82 - 16/9/09 at 11:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by balidey
quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


Briatore is Italian

Symonds is English

Piquet is Brazilian


Maybe so, but the original comment still stands


ha ha i like it!


smart51 - 16/9/09 at 12:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


Briatore is Italian

Symonds is English

Piquet is Brazilian


Renault F1 is British in reality


Daddylonglegs - 16/9/09 at 12:33 PM

Never trust anyone !!

It's a conspiracy

...o00o..*(_)*..o00o..

See what happens when sport and big money come together....


02GF74 - 16/9/09 at 12:33 PM

..... but we've all seen the crash, what do we think?


Daddylonglegs - 16/9/09 at 12:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
..... but we've all seen the crash, what do we think?


Certainly looks like the 'crash' had a practice run on the warm-up from what I can see?


55ant - 16/9/09 at 12:37 PM

The crash


mookaloid - 16/9/09 at 12:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by balidey
quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


Briatore is Italian

Symonds is English

Piquet is Brazilian


Maybe so, but the original comment still stands


ROFL


oldtimer - 16/9/09 at 12:47 PM

It does look like a waste (of a car) from one point of view, but, Renault and their sponsors got pleny of television time, plus doesn't this mean they get a bigger slice of the divying up that gets done at the end of each season?


scootz - 16/9/09 at 12:57 PM

I think it's time to unleash the beast... less rules, regs and restrictions.

Let's get the crazy privateers and innovators back into the sport to race their 6-wheel super-mega-turbo charged cars with underside fans and tiered wings!

Let espionage and team tactics be the norm - every man for himself!

Transparently filthy and proudly so... that's the only way forward for me!


wicket - 16/9/09 at 01:06 PM

Notice the expression on Piquet's face at the end on the pit wall, he does not look to happy does he!! Giving Flavio a bit a look

[Edited on 16/9/09 by wicket]


200mph - 16/9/09 at 01:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I think it's time to unleash the beast... less rules, regs and restrictions.

Let's get the crazy privateers and innovators back into the sport to race their 6-wheel super-mega-turbo charged cars with underside fans and tiered wings!

Let espionage and team tactics be the norm - every man for himself!

Transparently filthy and proudly so... that's the only way forward for me!


+1


britishtrident - 16/9/09 at 01:56 PM

There is actually tape Flavio was on the pit wall showing his reaction when Piquet crashed out --- put it this way Flavio was not best pleased he swore several times.

An engineer to the core Pat Symonds was one of the most likeable and down to earth guys in F1.

What this is all about is Mosley lashing out at everybody who got in his way.

Worth reading what Jackie Stewart said in an Autosport Interview dated 14/09/09
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78639



[Edited on 16/9/09 by britishtrident]


Mr Whippy - 16/9/09 at 01:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I think it's time to unleash the beast... less rules, regs and restrictions.

Let's get the crazy privateers and innovators back into the sport to race their 6-wheel super-mega-turbo charged cars with underside fans and tiered wings!

Let espionage and team tactics be the norm - every man for himself!

Transparently filthy and proudly so... that's the only way forward for me!


Definitely would be more interesting than current f1


scootz - 16/9/09 at 03:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
There is actually tape Flavio was on the pit wall showing his reaction when Piquet crashed out - put it this way Flavio was not best pleased he swore several times.

An engineer to the core Pat Symonds was one of the most likeable and down to earth guys in F1.


Flavio's 'outburst' was laughable. Poorly scripted and delivered a la Keanu Reeves school of acting! He was playing for the recorder!

It doesn't matter how nice Pat Symonds is - he and Flav have been caught up in a race-fixing scandal that was pretty damn dangerous and which had a significant bearing on the outcome of the world championship!

Time for them to take their medicine and vamoosh!


BenB - 16/9/09 at 06:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by balidey
quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
the moral of this story is never, ever, trust the french


Briatore is Italian

Symonds is English

Piquet is Brazilian


Maybe so, but the original comment still stands


Touche!!!


gingerprince - 16/9/09 at 06:40 PM

Cheating
Cheating


Rod Ends - 16/9/09 at 06:51 PM

Max Mosley's last act as FIA President - new F1 grid girls


designer - 16/9/09 at 07:04 PM

It's time to change Formula 1.

It's easy!!

Get rid of telemetry. This will save 50 peoples wages, transport, accomodation, perks, and the cost of all the electronics.

Simple?


Mark Allanson - 16/9/09 at 07:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Rod Ends
Max Mosley's last act as FIA President - new F1 grid girls




I bet there are a few brazillians there!!


mediabloke - 16/9/09 at 09:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I think it's time to unleash the beast... less rules, regs and restrictions.

Let's get the crazy privateers and innovators back into the sport to race their 6-wheel super-mega-turbo charged cars with underside fans and tiered wings!

Let espionage and team tactics be the norm - every man for himself!

Transparently filthy and proudly so... that's the only way forward for me!


Definitely would be more interesting than current f1

Could be a crowd-pleaser if they include this circuit in the schedule too...


02GF74 - 17/9/09 at 08:07 AM

quote:
Originally posted by designer
It's time to change Formula 1.

It's easy!!

Get rid of telemetry. This will save 50 peoples wages, transport, accomodation, perks, and the cost of all the electronics.

Simple?


great idea, let's make 50+ people redundant and finish off what little is left of the UK electronics industry.