Singapore 2008: Briatore and Symmonds resign

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

But that will not happen, because Max has given them (Jnr, certainly) immunity.

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So if Nelson made this up (in a fit of pique perhaps) because he knew he was going to be dropped by the team, and that is proved during the WMSC hearing, he gets off scott free? :crazy:

What is this with the FIA and immunity? Surely, if allegations are made then they should be investigated certainly. But in this case it seems to be one side's word against the other and until the facts are examined why should one party be granted immunity?

If these are made up allegations then isn't that bringing the sport into disrepute and subject to Article 151c of the FIA regulations?

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

So if Nelson made this up (in a fit of pique perhaps) because he knew he was going to be dropped by the team, and that is proved during the WMSC hearing, he gets off scott free? :crazy:

What is this with the FIA and immunity? Surely, if allegations are made then they should be investigated certainly. But in this case it seems to be one side's word against the other and until the facts are examined why should one party be granted immunity?

If these are made up allegations then isn't that bringing the sport into disrepute and subject to Article 151c of the FIA regulations?

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If I were Renault, and they get exhonorated - I'd be baying for both Jnr & Snr's heads on a plate. I'd then have glee in inserted said heads up their respective owners rear passages......

Max says:

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We have said to him [Piquet] that, and I don't know exactly how it was phrased, but he has been told that if he tells us the truth then he will not be proceeded against individually. It is exactly the same as it was for Alonso.

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So presumably if it turns out Piquet Jnr was telling porkies, his immunity is worth nothing. As it should be.

If they're found to be lying no one would touch Nelsinho as a potential driver and Snr should be blocked from any sort of team ownership/management

I still want confirmation that Flav says it's bollocks, Pat said it happened but was Jn'r idea and Jn'r saying it was the other 2.

If the conversation and consequent crash happened, then isn't who suggested it originally rather a moot point. They are all complicit and should be banned.

I know Jn'r has imunity but he will never get another F1 drive.



I loved this quote from Max in Autosport.

"Certainly they should tell the truth, but what that is, I would not speculate."

Never a truer sentence from Mad Max He wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him in the face :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

I loved this quote from Max in Autosport.

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There are a couple more Maxism gems in there as well, but this is neither the time or the place :p

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Regardless of whether he was ordered to crash or not many teams will see Piquet Jr as damaged goods because of his performances and now this, so getting any sort of employment in F1 will be hard.

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so if thats the case why would he want to make it up when he has too much to lose

Renault will turn this on NPJ wheather they are innocent or not because its p--- easy for a company to go after a individual

The full Q&A with Max, from which I pulled the quote above, makes fascinating reading:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78489

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

So if Nelson made this up (in a fit of pique perhaps) because he knew he was going to be dropped by the team, and that is proved during the WMSC hearing, he gets off scott free? :crazy:

What is this with the FIA and immunity? Surely, if allegations are made then they should be investigated certainly. But in this case it seems to be one side's word against the other and until the facts are examined why should one party be granted immunity?

If these are made up allegations then isn't that bringing the sport into disrepute and subject to Article 151c of the FIA regulations?

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I don't remember such opinion being aired when Alonso and Hamilton were granted immunity back in 2007 and even given the chance to fight for the WDC title while the team was cheating! :\

Let's try to judge everyone with the same set of principles.

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

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So presumably if it turns out Piquet Jnr was telling porkies, his immunity is worth nothing. As it should be.

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Exactly. And I suppose that Jr is bright enough to realize that and stick to telling the truth.