Renault get a 2 year suspended ban

Na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye....waves goodbye to Flavio :)

man I got hijacked so fast outta here I forgot what my point was

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Originally Posted by theugsquirrel

You are critisising Piquet and yet you put Mansell on a pedestal, probably because he is British. Both Piquet and Mansell have reputations of being extremely difficult people, so I wouldn't try to gloss it over.

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Nige is a hard guy, Nelson was a b@st@rd :-)

I'm glad Fraudio Briatore won't be around from now on. I didn't like the idea of there being a convicted criminal with no previous interest in the sport in such a prominent position.

I wouldn't be surprised if certain people were waiting for an excuse to get rid of him, and they've certainly made the most of this opportunity.

Is there any sympathy for the position Piquet found himself in? When presented with a choice of 'crash' or 'lose your ride' (an oversimplification perhaps) what should he have done?

He has said:

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"I bitterly regret my actions to follow the orders I was given. I wish every day that I had not done it. I don't know how far my explanation will go to making people understand because for many being a racing driver is an amazing privilege, as it was for me. All I can tell you is that my situation at Renault turned into a nightmare."

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Originally Posted by WSRfan82

Na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye....waves goodbye to Flavio :)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O7zZDNBKks :p

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

Maybe the disclosures of Piquet's private life are true after all......!

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If they are, what has that got to do with you or anything to do with the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix?? :confused:

I smell the scent of a certain phobia coming from your direction.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Is there any sympathy for the position Piquet found himself in? When presented with a choice of 'crash' or 'lose your ride' (an oversimplification perhaps) what should he have done?

He has said:

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Of course what he 'should' have done is failed to crash, but then of course he would have gotten fired. And if he had told the FIA at that point they would just say he's lying, sour grapes etc.

As it is, I seriously doubt Piquet Jr will return to F1 and all he will be remembered for is getting Briatore fired. Perhaps if he had left Renault at the end of 2008 and gotten a drive in another team we would be non the wiser about any of this.

I bet Flavio regrets firing him now!

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

Maybe the disclosures of Piquet's private life are true after all......!

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So what?

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

But staisfaction is that Piquet's career in top level motor racing is now over and he does not have one iota the success of Flavio. He will always be remembered more for his snitching based on circumstantial "evidence" as well as being a failure in f1.

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I find your exaggerated respect for Briatore a little worrying. For how many other people who were sentenced, let's not forget, to four years in jail do you have this respect?

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Originally Posted by mstillhere

I think both father and son are horrible people. They can't care less about justice. It's all about being in F1.

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Guys, guys... piquets were the weapon, not the true force behind this. Flavio was one of the guys who forced Max out. Max wanted his revenge and use the personal drama of the incompetent Junior and the wrath of his malicious Dad to get Flavio out. It's all about Max IMO. He needed one excuse to be done with Flavio and got it.
And yes, Flavio has won F1 many times and will go down as a great, although hugely controversial figure. While Nelson jr will be forgotten and nobody will hire him again. Sucker.