Piquet Family Accused of Tax Evasion
20 Dec 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hadn't it been for the Piquets, the media would have been a lot poorer in headlines over the past year and a half. Starting with the crash-gate in the summer of 2009, the two Brazilian figures,...
Piquet Reveals Pain and Suffering During Crash-Gate
8 Dec 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / More than two years after the most embarrassing episode in the recent history of Formula One, the crash-gate leading Singapore Grand Prix of 2008, the main character in that play went forward and di...
Briatore Insists FIA Settlement Doesn't Mean He's Guilty
13 Apr 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / On Monday, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) issued a statement in which it confirmed a settlement has been reached with former Renault team manager Flavio Briatore and engineering boss ...
Massa Questioned Piquet, Briatore Prior to the Crash-gate
15 Jan 2010, 10:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa told the reporters gathered at the Wrooom media event in the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort that he had doubts about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix ever since it happened two years ago....
Official: Briatore Fights FIA Ban in Paris Court
19 Oct 2009, 16:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official that former Renault manager Flavio Briatore will fight the lifetime ban imposed by the FIA following the crash-gate. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) suspended the 59...
Ecclestone Voted Against Briatore’s Ban
29 Sep 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following the crash-gate scandal which had the Renault F1 outfit, Pat Symonds and Flavio Briatore in the spotlight for the last few weeks, it has now surfaced in the media that 'F1 supremo'...
Briatore's Lifetime Ban Caused by the Testimony of Witness X
23 Sep 2009, 07:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With a few days remaining to the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting in Paris on Monday, Flavio Briatore was not in any danger of being handed such a harsh penalty in the crash gate. According ...
Crash-Gate Hits Renault Hard
22 Sep 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although one could argue that Renault managed to escape far more drastic penalties in the crash-gate following the WMSC meeting yesterday, in Paris, that doesn't mean the French manufacturer is...
Hill: "Crash-Gate Verdict is All Bernie's Game"
22 Sep 2009, 06:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Damon Hill has never been a fan of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, and he sure doesn't plan to become one in the future. Having raced and watched F1 racing for almost 2 decades, the preside...
Mosley Hails Right Verdict in Crash-Gate
22 Sep 2009, 06:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although most of the voices in the Formula One paddock seem to agree that Renault got off easy with their 2-year suspended ban as a result of their involvement in the crash-gate, (still) FIA preside...
Alonso Summoned to Appear Before the WMSC for Crash-Gate
21 Sep 2009, 05:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he repeatedly stated that the whole crash-gate affair came as a shock to him, Renault's 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso has been summoned to appear before the World Motor Sport C...
Piquet Told the FIA about the Singapore Fixing in 2008
18 Sep 2009, 12:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelson Piquet Sr. allegedly told the International Automobile Federation (FIA) about the race-fixing situation in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix from as early as last year's Interlagos race. The...
Singapore Play Down Crash-Gate Link
18 Sep 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A Singapore official yesterday played down the link between the Marina Bay Circuit and arguably the worst cheating scandal in the history of Formula One. Of course, nothing is yet official, but from...
Ecclestone Feels Sorry for Briatore
17 Sep 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is surely not pleased with the way the crash-gate ended up – although the WMSC hearing is to take place next week, things look pretty obvious now – esp...
Media: Renault and Briatore Admit to Race-Fixing
16 Sep 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the statement released to the media by Renault F1 Team earlier today, in which the French manufacturer announced Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds are no longer members of the team, it is be...
Transcript of Symonds' Interrogatory
15 Sep 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The famous investigative meeting between the FIA stewards and Renault's head of engineering Pat Symonds has been made public by The Times yesterday, via a transcript provided by the Internation...
Symonds Offered Immunity in the Crash-Gate
15 Sep 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Nelson Piquet Jr., Renault's head of engineering Pat Symonds was also offered immunity from punishment by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) if he'll offer full disclosure...
Alain Prost Might Replace Briatore at Renault
14 Sep 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Flavio Briatore may be forced into an early retirement from the sport of Formula One should the World Motor Sport Council decide Renault did, in f...
Briatore's and Symonds' Stories Don't Match Up in Crash-Gate
10 Sep 2009, 07:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Renault have constantly denied all fixing allegations regarding last year's Singapore Grand Prix, the French manufacturer has every right to feel worried about their appearance before ...
Renault Hearing Set on 21 September
3 Sep 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / What started as an unbelieveable scandal soon to be played down by several known figures involved in a way or another with Formula One, it seems to have escaladed in importance and gravity. The F...