Renault yesterday issued a press release in which they agreed not to dispute the FIA race-fixing charges, while also announcing Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds are no longer members of the Enstone based team. That could very well mean the end of Briatore, as his sack/quit from Renault is believed to be a clear sign of his involvement in the saga.
Having found out about Briatore's and Renault's criminal proceedings against him, Piquet Sr. admitted his surprise and insisted this will neither scare not stop him in his attempt to destroy Briatore for good.
“I have the money in order to get the best lawyers. And about what does he (Briatore) actually want to complain? About the truth? After a certain point people like Flavio get so much power that they believe they can walk on water. Despite the clear evidence he actually assumed nothing could happen to him,” said the triple world champion in an interview with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
In addition, Piquet Sr. retracted his comments about Fernando Alonso, insisting that he didn't accuse the Spaniard of knowingly taking part in the crash-gate, as several media had suggested lately. Nevertheless, he admitted he finds it hard to believe the 2-time world champion knew nothing about the incident.
“All I said was that an intelligent driver like Alonso would ask questions if his team told him to come in to pit after 12 laps from fifteenth on the grid. As a driver I would have suspected something, so I can imagine only with difficulty that Fernando didn't know anything,” added Piquet
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