Renault get a 2 year suspended ban

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Meanwhile, as far as the world is concerned, Renault will be competing as normal this weekend.

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But doesn't that reflect the fact that this sorry business won't actually cause any measurable damage to F1?

don't really think Flav will really give a s**t, he's never been bothered by the racing, just the business, and he's no worries about needing a living from F1.

the 2 yr suspended ban is little more than a slap on the wrist, i think this shows that the FIA are keen for Renault to stay and Renault have indicated the same to the FIA - if they'd chosen to take last years points and prize money they could have ended up with effectively a £50m fine, i don't think Renault would have hung around in that case.

i think it stinks that Piquet gets out of this with no sanction - the guy was arguuably going to be out of a job last year yet managed to crash his way into a new contract wirth in excess of £1m for thus year, for which he is still being paid despite being dropped. so he's has a net increase of earnings of £1m for being part of the scheme, yet is still a free agent - albit i can't imagine any team in F1 touching him with a barge pole, he could arguably go and make his money in another series elsewhere (IRL, DTM, NASCAR?)

where is the consistency in decision making...Mclaren got a hefty fine with they spygate conspiracy and Renault get let off with a rap on the knuckles :?:

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Originally Posted by harsha

where is the consistency in decision making...Mclaren got a hefty fine with they spygate conspiracy and Renault get let off with a rap on the knuckles :?:

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It's been filed along with hens teeth and rocking horse poo. ;)

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

But doesn't that reflect the fact that this sorry business won't actually cause any measurable damage to F1?

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Given the (non-motorsport) press coverage this has been getting I do think those reading it may wonder why a team found guilty in this way will be racing next weekend.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

I don't think so. The FIA, again, has focused on individuals at the expense of the sport.

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Excuse me?! What expense of the sport?
It would have been at the expense of the sport if Renault were to be thrown out because of one scumbags dirty dealings.

You're again trying to pin everything on the FIA when the fault lies with that bloody cheater Flab.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Quite, so was this a subliminal 'favour' to Ferrari?

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Just leave Ferrari out of it.

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Originally Posted by Mark

So in that case they had better all get out of their contracts before the weekend or face exclusion from the Singapore GP?!

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Their superlicenses are not up, they just won't be renewed for next season if they do not severe any ties with Flav.

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

At the moment Briatore manages Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Heikki Kovalainen, Romain Grosjean in F1.

Piquet

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I don't think that Flav manages Alonso since he left for McLaren at the end of 2006.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Given the (non-motorsport) press coverage this has been getting I do think those reading it may wonder why a team found guilty in this way will be racing next weekend.

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I doubt that many will truly care. It's not even the biggest sport-related story on the BBC News front page today - Bobby Robson's memorial service is.