Briatore on Brawn drivers & credibility *merged*

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Originally Posted by ioan

I wonder why?!

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Simple. The 2009 regs have seen a shake up in the established order. The teams that have dominated F1 so far this century are struggling, whereas the likes of Brawn, Williams, Toyota and Red Bull have done a great job and are deservedly setting the pace.

It makes for a refreshing change but what does Briatore do? He questions the credibility of a championship which doesn't have Renault, Ferrari or McLaren at the front, and feels the need to be dismissive of the Brawn drivers :rolleyes:

http://www.f1way.com/news/2009/April...e-for-comments

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Rubens Barrichello on Friday slammed Flavio Briatore as a "bad loser".

Some English translations of Briatore's comments to Italian reporters in Shanghai quote the Renault boss as dismissing Barrichello as a "pensioner".

His Brawn teammate and back-to-back grand prix winner Jenson Button, meanwhile, was written off as a 'paracarro', which translates to English as a sort of Italian concrete roadside bollard.

But veteran Barrichello, 36, said Briatore should concentrate on closing the gap rather than lashing out at F1's new pacesetters.

"There are some people who lower their heads and work. Others don't know how to lose and in my opinion Briatore is one of those kind (of people)," Barrichello is quoted as telling Brazilian reporters in China.

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Rubens is quite right. Where were the Renaults today, 16th and 19th?

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

He questions the credibility of a championship which doesn't have Renault, Ferrari or McLaren at the front,:

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He did not say that those are your words

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

and feels the need to be dismissive of the Brawn drivers :rolleyes:

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He's telling an Italian publication what they want to here. I wouldn't expect him to question Buttons, and Rubens ability in a curtious way! It's never been his style
Now quit whinning :down:

Flav has always been good for a soundbite, no matter how right or wrong he is.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

ioan, if you check the stats you will see that many Spanish fans grew interested AFTER 2005. Same will be with Brawn. There are many British fans, who will love the team this year. And non-British, like me :)

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Still there are 60.000.000 french people who will support Renault no matter if they win or lose, trust me on this one. French people love motorsport and they also love everything that is French made.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

Rubens is quite right. Where were the Renaults today, 16th and 19th?

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Just wait and see.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Simple. The 2009 regs have seen a shake up in the established order. The teams that have dominated F1 so far this century are struggling, whereas the likes of Brawn, Williams, Toyota and Red Bull have done a great job and are deservedly setting the pace.

It makes for a refreshing change but what does Briatore do? He questions the credibility of a championship which doesn't have Renault, Ferrari or McLaren at the front, and feels the need to be dismissive of the Brawn drivers :rolleyes:

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Does this make you go that low and call him an arse?!
He knows Button better than any of us, and he did sent Button packing because he just wasn't good enough.

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Originally Posted by Tazio

He did not say that those are your words

I wouldn't expect him to question Buttons, and Rubens ability in a curtious way!

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Yes, this is right, I might admit. Sometimes he speaks no less gentle about his own drivers. This doesn't make it less disgusting, however.

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Originally Posted by Malllen

Flav has always been good for a soundbite, no matter how right or wrong he is.

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Which is why he does it, to get some face time with the media.