Briatore ban too harsh...
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09-24-2009 | 04:43 PM
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Briatore ban too harsh...
From the BBC
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula 1 | Briatore ban too harsh - F1 boss
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he thinks Flavio Briatore's indefinite ban for race-fixing is too severe.
The ex-Renault boss was punished for his role in ordering Nelson Piquet to crash in 2008's Singapore Grand Prix.
But Ecclestone, who was part of the hearing that dealt with the case, now feels the ban is harsh and has urged Briatore to appeal against it.
"On reflection it wasn't necessary. It was too much. Definitely too much," said the 78-year-old Ecclestone.
"I don't think it was necessary, but I was on the commission so I'm probably just as guilty as anybody."
Briatore's nine-year association with Renault ended last week when he, alongside former executive director of engineering Pat Symonds, was implicated in orchestrating Piquet Jr's crash in order to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix...
The ex-Renault boss was punished for his role in ordering Nelson Piquet to crash in 2008's Singapore Grand Prix.
But Ecclestone, who was part of the hearing that dealt with the case, now feels the ban is harsh and has urged Briatore to appeal against it.
"On reflection it wasn't necessary. It was too much. Definitely too much," said the 78-year-old Ecclestone.
"I don't think it was necessary, but I was on the commission so I'm probably just as guilty as anybody."
Briatore's nine-year association with Renault ended last week when he, alongside former executive director of engineering Pat Symonds, was implicated in orchestrating Piquet Jr's crash in order to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix...
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09-24-2009 | 05:43 PM
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F#$% Flavio - he knew what he was doing. His ego took control of his brain permanently.
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09-24-2009 | 06:32 PM
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And here I was, across the pond, starting to like you....
