Singapore 2008: Briatore and Symmonds resign

I'm still convinced alonso must have known what was going on.Seems to be no mention of him though.

DexDexter. Remember Spygate? Cheat as a team and get punished as a team.

With the two of them gone who is going to testify except Nelson?
They now have no reason to appear and the FIA have no legal authority to make them. I would expect both are finished in motorsport and I would expect very wealthy although Flav sure appears to spend a lot.
Maybe Flav will run for Pres. of the FIA now!!!!!!!!!! :D :eek:

If Rakka is not bought out of the ferrari contract,and Massa gets to full fitness next year...HORRORS ! ,We might well see Nando driving a Toyota,Williams :P

Wow....I guess it is hard to defend Renault now once they let Briatore & Symonds go. I really thought this was a disgruntled employee but it looks like he is telling the truth, especially if the Renault team says they are not going to dispute the charges (although that does not mean they are admitting guilt).

I guess this is the end of the RenaultF1 team, and with it the worries and questions about a 28-car grid?

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Originally Posted by N. Jones

Wow....I guess it is hard to defend Renault now once they let Briatore & Symonds go. I really thought this was a disgruntled employee but it looks like he is telling the truth, especially if the Renault team says they are not going to dispute the charges (although that does not mean they are admitting guilt).

I guess this is the end of the RenaultF1 team, and with it the worries and questions about a 28-car grid?

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The Renault team not disputing the charges is as good as admitting guilt.

Well, there's your spot for Sauber to get back into the line up. Would Renault continue as an engine supplier?

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Originally Posted by Mark

Blimey. I'd expected Renault to plead some mitigation, they'd get a hefty find that would be that, not this!

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I bet that kicking Flab and Pat out of the team was very very cheap compared to paying, let's say, a €100 million fine in these financially difficult times.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Renault's future in F1 must be quite shaky now :s

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I guess will know about this soon.

Why would they dispute the charges if there is no doubt

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Originally Posted by Robinho

going on that logic, Lewis could/should have scored 2 more points if Alonso had not won, and all F1 pitstops ar critical and pressured, so i doubt there would have been much change there. so you could argue that Lewis should have had 2 additional points (without the safety car Nico would not have been in front either and arguably thats a 4 point increase)

to many ifs and buts to work out what potentially could have changed in the result from a diffewrent course of action. if we open up that we may as well try to work out the alterntioves from all oft he stewards decisions (drive throughs etc) and any pit/driver mistakes from Ferrari, McLaren, or anyone else who finished ahead of either massa or hamilton last year.

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In order to put all IFs to rest the easiest thing to do would be to declare the Singapore GP results void because the result was fixed and thus not legitimate.