F1 » Briatore accuses FIA of seeking 'personal revenge'

@Paddockman - It is interesting that you choose the pieces of Flavio's and Symonds statements that support your theory and discard the rest. If Flavio was responsible for exposing Max he is not going to admit it. Sure what they did was wrong but Piquet was also in the wrong, as was the FIA. Piquet should not have been given immunity and the FIA should not be so draconian considering that they sat on this until the time was right. The FIA knew about this last year and did nothing. The very least that they should have done was question and take statements from the key players. Justice has not been served.

F1 » Briatore accuses FIA of seeking 'personal revenge'

A week or two ago there was a story on another site about Piquet senior threatening to sue Renault if they didn't issue a public apology to junior. I wonder if he will really be so daft as to do that. @Fred1 - If Flavio leaving Renault F1 means that he is guilty does that mean that Ron Dennis is guilty for this year's liegate? It did benefit Flavio to leave as he did not have to testify. Maybe he took one for the team and Alonso. I am of the opinion that it was Junior's (or Max's or daddy's) idea and may have been a set-up from day one. It reaks of entrapment. Had this been a court of law a conviction would have been extemely difficult with all of the reasonable doubt.

F1 » Briatore accuses FIA of seeking 'personal revenge'

Symonds confessed to knowing of the plan but he is not backing down about it being PK's idea. If PK did lie about whose idea it was then he should not be protected by his immunity deal. At this point Flavio probably just wants to be able to manage drivers, not run a team. Everybody seems to respect Webber and he has stood by Flavio which says a lot. @Paddockman - It was not revenge for the breakaway it was revenge for giving News of the World the Spankgate story. If the FIA really cared about this why didn't they at least question those involved after senior tipped them off in Brazil last year?

F1 » Brawn refuses to budge on Button pay demands

I think that his mid season slump showed that in a close championship he is not going to be able to deliver. They way that he woke up for the last two races just proved how bad he was mid year. Brawn knows that they are not going to get a head start on the rest next season so he needs someone who can perform consistantly.

F1 » Briatore accuses FIA of seeking 'personal revenge'

@Jose - In regards to Alonso it all depends on when he learned of it, if he did at all. Remember PK senior told the FIA about it at Brazil and they did not even bother to interview any of the relevant parties at that time. The FIA sat on it until they could figure out how to use it for their benefit. I assume that they would have liked to use it to discredit Flav had the breakaway actually materialized.

F1 » Hopes high for USF1 and US Grand Prix, insists FIA

@richard - Lombard is always oneway going downhill. Chances are that a street circuit in San Francisco would be along the waterfront which is totally flat and not all that interesting, driving wise. It would never happen but a track in Golden Gate Park would be really good. They used to hold sportscar races in GGP back in the 50's so it probably has the most racing history in the city. The original roads are all still there. Another SF spot that might be intersting is at the beach by the Cliffhouse and along the Great Highway. The corner at the Cliffhouse is a lot like the Lowes Hairpin in Monaco.

F1 » Alguersuari: F1 without testing like 'a slaughterhouse'

@Fred - I am not up on my Indy or Jim Clark history but if he was an Indy rookie that year he would have had to go through the rookie orientation. So he would have had more time on the track than the veteran drivers. It is also a bit of apples and oranges as Clark's car was a huge technological step ahead of the others. Great driver in the best car so it is not a surprising result.

F1 » Hamilton: No other team could do what McLaren did

Come on Rob01 - Just admit that you got confused with 2008. Hamilton received no penalties in 2007. He even got lifted back onto the track by a crane in Germany. The only questionable call that affected the championship was Alonso's penalty. Now if the team was distracted due to spygate that was hardly the FIA's fault.

F1 » Ecclestone tells Silverstone: Sign now or lose British GP!

The deadline has come and gone. Is no news good news?

F1 » Hamilton: No other team could do what McLaren did

@Rob01 - how did the FIA determine the championship in 2007? If anything they helped Hamilton by penalizing Alonso in Hungary. If it was not for that Alonso had a very good chance to being the champion.