Singapore 2008: Briatore and Symmonds resign

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Originally Posted by TMorel

Ahhhh Ok

"He said that he became aware that Piquet may have crashed on purpose when a journalist friend of his told him that Piquet had let him in on the plot, not long after the race. "

Due to the position of the last comma, I read it as "not long after the Singapore night race, a journalist informed Head that Piquet had confessed about the crash being deliberate"
Especially when the next line was "Many in the sport had their suspicions at the time and I was one of them"

Thanks for correcting my mistake - explain how come everyone kept schtum for so long!

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Possibly because there was no proof then, and it did sound rather outrageous. It only becomes plausible when Piquet Jr came out with it and the evidence including telemetry was produced.

Also, this is a very serious criminal matter, and no doubt the Singapore police will be very much involved if the team turns up in Singapore in two weeks time. You could say the timing couldn't be any better (or worse).

I'm not too sure they will arrest anyone pending the investigation by the FIA. However, it is a valid arguement that as people do bet on F1, especially in the Far East, then fixing the outcome of a race is illegal.

I would love to see the priggish, posturing Peacock banged up for questioning but can't see it somehow :(

BTW, what is that Sig you have there. Last time I checked, Jenson was trying to show Mark the way but he was so far back, he couldn't see the path clearly :D

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

I'm not too sure they will arrest anyone pending the investigation by the FIA. However, it is a valid arguement that as people do bet on F1, especially in the Far East, then fixing the outcome of a race is illegal.

I would love to see the priggish, posturing Peacock banged up for questioning but can't see it somehow :(

BTW, what is that Sig you have there. Last time I checked, Jenson was trying to show Mark the way but he was so far back, he couldn't see the path clearly :D

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Hey Knockie don't forget how to dream :p I think Flav would do well in a Singaporean prison :D

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Hey Knockie don't forget how to dream :p I think Flav would do well in a Singaporean prison :D

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Take the worst sort of dirty, crooked, venomous lowlife you can think of.

Now, why would the Singaporean Jails want to be polluted with that?

;)

Is it just me or Renault's blackmail related legal action against the Piquets could be taken as a guilt admission for Crashgate?

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Originally Posted by ioan

Is it just me or Renault's blackmail related legal action against the Piquets could be taken as a guilt admission for Crashgate?

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Not legally — no way.

Oh, and many thanks for the re-posting of that document, which I must confess I had missed before. It does indeed make fascinating, and damning, reading.

yep, a good read.
So it looks like at the very least Piquet and Symonds are toast :eek:

If proven I hope Renault get kicked out of this year's championship, thus freeing Alonso to replace Fisi at Ferrari :p : :crazy: :laugh:

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

If proven I hope Renault get kicked out of this year's championship, thus freeing Alonso to replace Fisi at Ferrari :p : :crazy: :laugh:

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Too late Ferrari already used up their 4 drivers per year quota.
Unless they can successfully argue that Badoer doesn't qualify as F1 driver. :D

What this does make me wonder is exactly how rife 'event' (whether match, race, or whatever)-fixing is in sport. One hears rumours that never make it into the truly public domain, and thinks 'That can't be true', but then something like this comes up, and you realise how simple it can be given the co-operation of a relatively small number of people.