Briatore on Brawn drivers & credibility *merged*

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Nor me. The absurdity of the FIA imposing a costly KERS system on the teams is certainly a good discussion topic, as is the whole budget capping issue but IIRC there are threads about these already.

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But this is a thread about what Briatore has said, is it not?

F1 needs characters. If it was all Press Release correctness then there would be no passion, no interest and nothing to talk about except lap-times. Flavio knows that better than anybody with the possible exception of Bernard Ecclestone Esquire.

Without the likes of Briatore and, yes, Ron Dennis, F1 would be Formula ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Ferrari didn't become the biggest name in motorsport because Enzo was a lovely cuddly man who didn't ever speak his mind.

Button's reposte is all that really needs to be said about his comments about drivers.....although I don't think Ruben's should be able to get away with calling somebody a 'bad loser' without pointing out that Ruben's has been a fecking brilliant loser in the past. He made a career out of it for 5 years!!!!

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Originally Posted by tamburello

But this is a thread about what Briatore has said, is it not?

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The thread title and Briatore's comments quoted in the first post make it clear what this thread was about.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

The thread title and Briatore's comments quoted in the first post make it clear what this thread was about.

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Oh, my apologies. So we aren't allowed to point out that he isn't just the arse you claim?

Very good....non-debatable debate....just what a motorsport forum is for.

Perhaps you should try http://www.dontdebatewithmeaboutflavioiamright.com ?

according to Autosport and Button, Flav does know him very well - seeing as he tried to hire him for this year?!

now he's beating him he's a concrete bollard

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Originally Posted by tamburello

"Just when there's talk of setting a budget cap to 30 million, we've spent 15m for KERS and 10m more for the diffusers. We're left with five to travel and to pay the employees."

Doesn't sound like an "Arse" to me.

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To be fair, KERS is optional, not mandatory, and they will also upgrade their diffusers at their own discretion. They have themselves to blame if they are only left with 5m.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Given that he had Button in his team, he's much better positioned to judge him than any of us will ever be.

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Smack on the money ioan - who did Chav try to hire for this season.....?

Ummmmmm,

aahhhhhhhh,

Button? :laugh:

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Originally Posted by ioan

Let's see with what money will Brawn GP continue developing their cars. I bet Renault can outspend them easily, now and forever.

PS: Why don't you try to reason a bit taking into account the present world's realities?

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Turn it in! I could ouspend Renault..

It's having the clever people that Renault seem to be lacking.....

when did lewis join them

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The drivers in our teams have been and are world champions

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Smack on the money ioan - who did Chav try to hire for this season.....?

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Do you find that it's a compliment to Jenson to be Alonso's new lap dog?
A replacement for Piquet Jr.?

Any driver hired by Flavio to second Fernando should not feel honored by this, IMO.

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

when did lewis join them

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He said teams, not team. ;)