Briatore slams team orders 'slur'.

Renault boss, Flavio Briatore has dismissed suggestions that they employed team orders at the Turkish Grand Prix two weeks ago, despite the fact the team were clearly heard on the radio telling Giancarlo Fisichella he was slower than Fernando Alonso, who currently leads the championship.

Following that 'call', Fisi subsequently let Alonso by on the second lap, a move that drew criticism from McLaren test driver, Pedro de la Rosa, who said this was clearly a case of team orders and as such 'illegal'. Briatore though has now broken his silence on the matter.

"If others think they need to try and pressure us by saying that then it is a good sign, but it doesn't bother us," he insisted, when asked about the matter. "I am surprised nobody has asked why viewers heard those comments on live TV?

"The answer is that our team doesn't believe in unnecessary secrecy, and we have nothing to hide.

"Giancarlo is a team player [that is why he let Fernando by]. He had problems with his tyres in the first laps, and Fernando was faster - something we told Fisico over the radio. So when Fernando got alongside him, he didn't fight his team-mate. It is not about team orders, it is about working as a team."

Asked if he was worried about not winning any of the remaining races this season, Briatore added that that doesn't concern him as such.

"We have already shown we can do that this year, with both drivers," he stated. "Our sport is not about dominating at one moment or another, but about scoring points progressively through the season. As far as I know, the driver who wins the championship is still the man with the most points at the end, and nothing else."

Turning to the constructors' championship, he continued: "Things are much closer [in the battle for the manufacturers'] with only a nine point gap, but I am still confident. McLaren are the ones who need to take risks and attack all the time. Let's see how the next few races unfold."