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Flavio Briatore uncovers his usual sarcasm and talk about Dennis: "It's so strange to see that now Dennis acts like Todt's friend. Actually he seems to have became everybody's friend ! Touch people in their shoulders, laughs, he is one of us now: I don't know what happened in these days (note: LOL !) but it's just fantastic !"
Is FB one of them? I used to think he´s just a leech.Quote:
Originally Posted by Helstar
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Originally Posted by Helstar
This is a very interesting report, and I'm sure a lot will be revealed during the court hearing on Tuesday.
That's propably one of the most emptiest intervue ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
I'm sad about this and can't commen't any further, says Todt.
And they manage to stretch that into a full page affair. :)
Good point. But there were things to be understood from the questioning and answering way.Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
Why Autosport even bothered to reproduce such an interview is unbelievable. I think Jean Todt was just too nice to tell the guy to "bugger off".Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
I find Stepney's story a little hard to swallow! Coughlan ends up with all the docs on the F2007 and Stepney was framed??? Why wasn't Coughlan claiming he was framed, too??? Maybe Todt and Coughlan were conspiring to frame Stepney? That way a position opens at Ferrari and Coughlan can move in?
I don't know all the details, but I find the "framed" scenario about as believeable as the "fact" that nobody else at McLaren has seen the documents except Coughlan!! ;)
Even more suspect is the way that RD is acting so nice to everyone now!!!
What I have found funny was RD saying that he is 100% sure that no Ferrari innovation made it into their cars.
I mean how can he know that? He isn't the designer of the car after all!
very good point. the "evidence" seems to suggest certain things which on the surface appear to confirm my Honda theory.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
looking at Nigels response, he took great pains to confirm that he has not been passing documents but were documents passed and if so, was he aware of this?
if Nigel is guilty, then it may be by association.
what is more worrying is the suggestion of him being fitted up. I find this incredible but we have the following statement.
"Ferrari is terrified that what I have in my mind is valuable. I guess I know where the bodies are buried from the last ten years; and there were a lot of controversies in that time.
"But do you think (chief designer) Nicolas Tombazis came to Ferrari from McLaren without something in his mind? The new Ferrari front end aero came from McLaren, because it was in his head."
is this Nigel putting a shot across the bow of ferrari to not fit him up or a blackmail threat by Nigel for ferrari to allow this to slide in return for his future silence. In other words, is he cutting a deal?
I am convinced that the past decade at ferrari has some very interesting and damaging episodes that Nigel can throw up. if he was to spill the beans, it would discredit a lot of their achievements over the period.... but what would happen.
Most of the key figures of that era have moved off, the Red Baron has retired, the chief architech is on sabbatical etc. It is unlikely that the FIA would take any retrospective action and if Nigel goes down the tubes, the enshewing rumpus will look at the accusations of a bitter ex employee. I personally think that Bernie, Max and Ferrari will still want to avoid this eventuality.
if it is a fit up though, I dont think that the data trail will stand up on the evidence of the supposed actions to date.
the thing that really confuses me now is the accusation of someone unconnected with the sport, apparently working at a copy shop, blowing the whistle. IF this happened as reported, it really is the smoking gun connecting Mike with the plans and a very strong link between Mike and Nigel. everything relies on this one allergation in my opinion as this is the key that would convince me Nigel had knowledge that these plans were sent.
but, it's becomming more and more evident that McLaren were not involved in this heinous crime. Can the people calling for McLaren to be blown to smitherines and Ron burned at the stake, please assemble outside Woking to sweep up the ashes and apologise to the smouldering remains :p :
I can only surmise - I know nothink!! NOTHINK!!