Singapore 2008: Briatore and Symmonds resign

Michael's action against Hill and Villenenuve were a direct threat to the life of himself, Hill, and Villeneuve WHILE PiquetJr threatened his life and the paint on the wall -- assuming no other after-crash incident in each case, yet PiquetJr is banned for life according to Brundle, Lauda, Gracia.

I see how "fixing" reminds people of American sports like Boxing but sportsmedia's broadcasting that suggests the end of Renault team competition, with no connection beyond the three directly involved is silly except that it puts money in the pockets of FIA, when there was no Ferrari team connection to Michael.

Sportmedia have the choice to broadcast or NOT, broadcast latest "Britney photo"/London Sun junk mail from Brundle etc. or broadcast more about latest F1 Technology. What is the purpose of stating the obvious effect on the three directly involved, except for publicity value to Brundle's contract.

What is otherwise the best F1 season of all time, for more than Ferrari and McLaren, will be remembered for extremist Brundlisms about fixing in previous F1 season, while there were no extreme broadcasts about Michael's direct threat to life of competitors.

AGAIN, why is the punishment due to loss of life severity of the PiquetJr different from the Schumacher case? because one was pre-arranged by more than one criminal?

I really am struggling to understand what point you are making.

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Originally Posted by fousto

If it were anyone except the Piquets or David Richards I would be ready to tar and feather Flav and Symonds. But somehow I have a hard time supporting broken valor among thieves!!

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You are missing the possibilities for a mass tar and feathering, sort of like the gallows the judge used in "Hand 'Em High."

ClarkFan

Final Answer: That PiquetJR told "anyone" is deserving of an award for the ...est, except maybe that PiquetSenior would ask if his action would affect rookie Renault driver Piquet, as personal revenge? at least Michael wanted to be champion that bad but PiquetSenior?..............and now out of the mud and back to FormulaONE......

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Originally Posted by ioan

Yep great piece of hypocrisy from the Spanish guy:



I wonder if Senor Gracia has aired the same feeling about Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa being given immunity in Spygate 2 years ago. I somehow doubt it that he was calling for Alonso and PDLR's heads back then, which makes him an effin' hypocrite who better kept quiet now.

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Yes, hypocrite is the first word that comes to mind.

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Originally Posted by tec4

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What is otherwise the best F1 season of all time, for more than Ferrari and McLaren, will be remembered for extremist Brundlisms about fixing in previous F1 season, while there were no extreme broadcasts about Michael's direct threat to life of competitors.

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Offtopic but best season of all time? Is this your first year of F1? Remember 2007, 2008? The first part of this year was terribly boring.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

Offtopic but best season of all time? Is this your first year of F1? R

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Looks like that to me. ;)

Saw this in the paper today, and thought maybe it could enlighten those who said everyone should have left it under the carpet...

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/...sness-1.920911

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Originally Posted by henners88

For one Brundle was very critical of Schumacher during his career to the point MS would not give an interview to ITV for a few years. There is no doubt MS cheated, but this whole Renault thing is a very different form. Yes you can argue that MS effectively tried/did fix a race with his actions, but they were his actions alone and not with the help of the team as such. This was premeditated and planned which to me makes this more of a scandal. I don't buy into the danger to human live BS, but this is how the case is being approached and what they need to make the conviction stick so, so be it.

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The point you make above in my opinion makes it two completely different situations. MS alone was responsible for his actions, and I seriously doubt it was planned well before the fact.

Renault ochestrated a false result, pressuring a driver into doing something he should have had the backbone to say no to regardless.

Even murder has different consequences for acts that are premeditated.

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Saw this in the paper today, and thought maybe it could enlighten those who said everyone should have left it under the carpet...

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/...sness-1.920911

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This bugger obviously scanned through this thread and then decided to write an enlightened article for his boss, hoping to get a raise off the brilliant observations and telling deductions from the experts who gave their opinions in this thread. :rolleyes: