Briatore on Brawn drivers & credibility *merged*

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

OK!! straight bet: Alonso vs bunsen for a sig bet; are you game?

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Sorry Valve, as I said a few years ago, I never bet. It's a principle I'm not willing to break. :)

Dignified response from Ross Brawn:

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"I would rather not talk about it," Brawn said when asked by AUTOSPORT if he was concerned about the money being cut off by Briatore's plan.

"It is a shame that he brings those things into the public arena, as it is FOTA business. But that is his style. I would rather not talk about it."

He added: "Flavio is very flamboyant, isn't he? He is great with the one-liners and that is his forte. I'm not, so I am not going to respond."

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74600

It's funny that Briatore is calling Barichello a pensioner considoring he is over 22 years older than him. I wish Briatore would just shut up. Regardless of these new rules Renault haven't built a race winning car for three years and I think it's great for F1 that independants like Brawn, Red Bull and Williams are competitive.

I think Flavs problem is that he has forgotten how to lose and be in the midfield after they where the best for two years. before that they were a midfield team, and flavs team (including benetton years) had been midfield (mostly high end midfield mind)since 1996.

then they were champs for 2 years, and since then they've been a midfield team. and I dont think Briatore likes that and he has a problem with being in the midfield after two years of dominance. hes forgotten how to run a midfield team if you like because he expects to be the best. and so things look bad to him because they're not as good as they briefly were.

thats not a personal attack on Flavio, its just the way he is. I think though he needs to get in touch of reality, realise that renault is a midfield team, get used to it, before driving the team to move up the grid again like we know he can

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Dignified response from Ross Brawn:

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"I would rather not talk about it," Brawn said when asked by AUTOSPORT if he was concerned about the money being cut off by Briatore's plan.

"It is a shame that he brings those things into the public arena, as it is FOTA business. But that is his style. I would rather not talk about it."

He added: "Flavio is very flamboyant, isn't he? He is great with the one-liners and that is his forte. I'm not, so I am not going to respond."

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74600

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I rather appreciate Briattore's straight talking than Brawn's obvious intention to hide the reality from us.

Be a man Ross and acknowledge that your actions, given your position as FOTA technical director, are damaging the FOTA. Maybe I'm asking to much from him.

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Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR

I think Flavs problem is that he has forgotten how to lose and be in the midfield after they where the best for two years.

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Really? How about not being the best for the last 2 seasons?

Flavio said what he thought, and that is something to be appreciated with all the politics and hypocrisy going on in F1, and IMO he is right.

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Originally Posted by markabilly

Never had much use for favio the person and this interveiw confirms why....never forget listening to him tell FA during the Canadian GP, over and over again, the year when FA was going for his first WDC..."harder, harder, push it come on, push it harder and harder

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Ah, so Chavio is a closet Salt 'n Peppa fan.......

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Originally Posted by ioan

That he's got the best driver, what else? Also that Jenson is as fast as a post in the best car. :laugh:

Flav isn't my cup of tea as a person, but I appreciate his straight talking nature. No cuddling and sweet words, just the bare truth.

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Thanks for the giggle - will the Renault make it round the parade lap - lightest car on the grid you know.........

Chavio and Onslo, they deserve each other brotha

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Originally Posted by tamburello

Can you read?

He says he isn't giving Brawn money, so that he can spend his money himself.

The only hypocrites are the ones who criticise somebody for not giving his money away.

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Tell you what, let Chavio keep his money, let Brawn go to the wall, then call up Carlos Gohn, and tell him his cake sucker F1 team manager has made it so his team has to run three cars now due to a lack of teams.

All that waste of space model screwer ever does is moan......

What a collosal oik......

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Originally Posted by ioan

I rather appreciate Briattore's straight talking than Brawn's obvious intention to hide the reality from us.

Be a man Ross and acknowledge that your actions, given your position as FOTA technical director, are damaging the FOTA. Maybe I'm asking to much from him.

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Turn it in already.......

Brawn offered ALL the others an OLIVE BRANCH by offering to clean up the rules. Some said no because they clearly had their own agendas.....

Did you conveniently omit that bit?

How absent minded of you old bean.