Comments on: F1 links: Briatore demands £900K from FIA

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:47:53 +0000

What he wants is to overturn a judgement that the FIA should never have been allowed to make in the first place.

Briatore fixed a race outcome, endangering dozens of lives and bringing the sport into disrepute in the process. His lifelong ban was more than earned, whatever the political context. He should just curl up in a corner and lick his wounds, because basing his case on the FIA’s inability to follow due procedure is practically an admission of guilt. No-one is ever going to want to be associated with him; given the hoice, I think most teams would rather work with Mike Coughlan. Knowing Flav, he probably expects to have the ban overturned and resume working as a team principal as if nothing had happened.

Good riddance, Flav.

By: manatcna

manatcna — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:03:33 +0000

Nice one

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:35:29 +0000

But surely Flav and Symmonds cannot say that they were improperly judged on the day since neither of them were there to defend themselves?
Why has it taken so long for Flav to start making a noise about this? I expected him to be on Max’s doorstep from the day the allegations were made, not for him to meekly run away in a cloud of expensive cologne….
And he should know by now that getting the FIA to overturn a judgement is harder than faking a car crash.

By: The Limit

The Limit — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:53:13 +0000

@HounslowBusGarage.

Ha Ha! I was thinking along those lines too, everybody who watched the Japanese Gp this year is atleast entitled to some compensation. The teams should be compensated for the disastrous intruduction of KERS. Seriously, if Briatore is serious about this and still expects any sort of future in motorsport then he is mistaken.
Everyone has suggested that Mosley kicked Briatore out due to ill feeling between the two following the FOTA-FIA war in the summer. With Mosley gone, and Jean Todt now the new FIA president, one would think Flavio would be trying to mend bridges rather than burn them.
Afterall, it is not as if Briatore was ‘innocent’ of the charges of cheating during Singapore 2008. He is responsible for the damage to his reputation, nobody else. Nor is it mentioned the damage to Renault’s reputation, that the Italian’s actions caused.

By: John H

John H — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:17:05 +0000

Button also touring the factory! Can I have a tour too please Martin!?

By: Pengo

Pengo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:51:21 +0000

I doubt your average 18 year old Penthouse model can read the print large or small, a fact that probably isn’t lost on Bernie. Good times!

By: HounslowBusGarage

HounslowBusGarage — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:16:41 +0000

Hmm.
I think I’ll put in a similar demand to the FIA for time wasted watching boring races. But I’ll be generous – £850,000.

By: Rikadyn

Rikadyn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:31:29 +0000

Or is a vampire…

By: Bartholomew

Bartholomew — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:58:27 +0000

“However, as the magazine put it: ‘A 79-year-old billionaire – what’s not to like?’”

No 18 year old Penthouse model should marry him thinking that in a few years she will collect a lot of money. Aside from outliving everyone, Bernie is the king of the small print. Just ask any track owner.

By: Maksutov

Maksutov — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:53:49 +0000

Briatore’s case against the FIA is based on the fact that such a judgement is completely beyond their jurisdiction. The FIA are only permitted to sanction FIA licence holders, which as a driver manager (or indeed a team principal) Briatore is not. The FIA could ban him from areas where they have jurisdiction (e.g. paddock and pit lane in FIA-sanctioned events) but that’s all.

I don’t think Flav harbours any illusions of being able to work in F1 again. What he wants is to overturn a judgement that the FIA should never have been allowed to make in the first place.

I agree with all of that!