If McLaren had done the same as Renault, would the outcome have been the same? Time for a change at the top of the FIA? (See my article: http://formula-1.suite101.com/articl..._suspended_ban)
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If McLaren had done the same as Renault, would the outcome have been the same? Time for a change at the top of the FIA? (See my article: http://formula-1.suite101.com/articl..._suspended_ban)
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Originally Posted by John Glimmerveen
There are too many if's and but's there.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
If it was raised by Piquet Snr in Brazil last year but not officially by Jr then Renno probably wouldn't have known. If they were notified officially then yes that does look bad.
If Renno knew for sure that the allegations Jr was making after Hungary were proven and true then yes they should have fired Flabio and Symonds earlier but we don't know how it went down so speculation is not helpful.
The fact remains that 2 teams cheated but only one chose to get its house in order and admit to what had happened before the trial. McLaren went into the WMSC in 2007 protesting their innocence, Renno went in today admitting that race fixing had occured.
When you walk into court guilty you're always going to be treated differently if you own up to it or if you don't.
I don't want Renault to have been thrown out of the championship, but zeroing their points for this year would have been a better punishment IMO.
Renault wouldn't quit because of that. They are 8th in the championship, and might be taken over by Force India and finish the season 9th. Surely, there is only a few million dollars there to be gained anyway, and so, zeroing would not have made that much of a financial difference to Renault, but it would have sent the right message to the fans and the world.
I don't want Renault to have been thrown out of the championship, but zeroing their points for this year would have been a better punishment IMO.
Renault wouldn't quit because of that. They are 8th in the championship, and might be taken over by Force India and finish the season 9th. Surely, there is only a few million dollars there to be gained anyway, and so, zeroing would not have made that much of a financial difference to Renault, but it would have sent the right message to the fans and the world.
Ex-Autosport hack Adam Cooper wrote a nice analysis of this sorry saga for Speed TV:Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...only-big-news/
Did anyone inform the parent company back then?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Sure. Buy yourself a magnifying glass first, and a mirror might help too! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Ok. The bottom line is they acted days before they were due to appear before the WMSC. Better late than never I guess, but hardly the paragons of virtue suggested by ioan's post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Contrary to ioan's view this case does not highlight how stupidly Ron Dennis acted at all. It does, however, show that senior figures within Renault fixed a Grand Prix by instructing one of their drivers to crash in order to benefit their other driver.
You need to be more specific. The same outcome as in which of the 2 cases?Quote:
Originally Posted by John Glimmerveen
News Flash: There are elections for the FIA presidency in 2 months time and no matter who wins it will not be Max Mosley.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Glimmerveen