The FIA, Formula One's governing body, has reached an agreement with former leading Renault bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds. The pair was left with a ban following their involvment with the race fixing scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which benefited them with Fernando Alonso winning the race. The agreement states that Briatore or Symonds won't be allowed in F1 until 2013.
Don't worry, the sport is strong enough to survive the Nazi orgy, it'd cope with it.autogyro wrote:If he did it would destroy the sports credibility for ever.
It looks like the teams will support the FiA on the license issue. This means that Briatore will have to pass a fit and proper person test if he changes his mind to come back.Friday press conference Euro GP 2010 wrote:Q. (Joe Saward – Grand Prix Special) Just to follow up on that, the FIA made a statement about licences for leading members of teams. How do you feel about being licensed to the FIA, and Vijay, how do you feel about licensing yourself?
VM: I was part of the discussion at the World Council on the whole issue of licensing. I think this has all come about arising out of some recent judgements whether the FIA has authority to impose penalties on people involved in Formula One. If they are licensed by the FIA, then the FIA has some jurisdictional control. We do nothing wrong, we come here to race, we race cleanly, we race according to the sporting regulations. I don't care if I have to be licensed, I'm quite happy to be licensed.
AC: I do not have a strong opinion on this.
CK: To be honest with you, if the FIA decides I have to be licensed I'm happy with that. I have no issue.
PS: Yeah, the same for me.
+1Joe Saward's blog wrote:The final note was the presence on the grid of Flavio Briatore. To allow that to happen means that the sport appears to the world to accept that what happened in Singapore in 2008 was OK and that the perpetrators can swan around like they used to. That sends out a terrible signal about the morality of the sport – if indeed one can use the two words in the same sentence. If those in F1 want to go on seeing Briatore that is fine. There are overpriced restaurants all over the world where they can do this, but to do it in front of the TV cameras simply make F1 look sleazy.
Good move by the FiA. They announced this at the time when Briatore had his WMSC decision overturned on a technicality. According to the court the FiA had no jurisdiction over non licensees. So it could not tell its licensees not to employ Briatore or Symmonds. With this new legislation cheaters and criminals will be filtered out from responsible team positions. It should make it a bit harder to manipulate races without consequences. Race engineers involved in fixing races could loose their license which is a good move.FiA WMSC wrote:COMPETITOR’S STAFF” LICENCE
The World Motor Sport Council will submit a proposal to the General Assembly that a specific licence is created for a restricted list of members of staff of the competitors entered in the FIA World Championships. The aim is to introduce a system that ensures they are subject to the criteria set out in a new FIA Code of Good Standing. This would apply to a minimum of six people per competitor, including the Team Principal, Sporting Director, Team Manager, Technical Director and two race engineers (or equivalent).
A new mechanism will be introduced to control access to areas under the jurisdiction of the FIA and no pass of any kind will be issued to any person or body who is not in good standing for the purposes of the FIA International Sporting Code. Entrants will also become responsible for their staff, meaning any person connected directly or indirectly with the entrant in connection with their participation in an event.
Another solid indication that the FiA WMSC was right in finding the perpetrators guilty.Nelson Piquet Jr and his father win Renault libel case
Former Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr and his father, three-time champion Nelson Piquet, have won a libel case against Renault at the High Court.
Renault had accused the pair of "false allegations" and an "attempt to blackmail the team" surrounding events at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
But Renault were later found guilty of fixing the race by asking Piquet to crash to help Fernando Alonso win.
Renault have apologised to the Piquets and paid them substantial damages.
