Nelson Piquet is adamant that he was instructed to crash his Renault Formula One car at last year’s Singapore Grand Prix, in order to help his team-mate Fernando Alonso’s race strategy.
Piquet allegedly claims that he agreed to the crash at a pre-race meeting between himself, Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, as he believed it was [...]
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Nelson Piquet Stands By Claims His Crash Was Deliberate
Joy Ryder - Thursday 10.09.09, 13:49pm
Tags: Bernie Ecclestone · F1 · Fernando Alonso · Flavio Briatore · Formula One Teams Association · Nelson Piquet Jr. · Renault · Singapore Grand Prix · The FIA · news
Renault Ban Overturned
Joy Ryder - Monday 17.08.09, 15:45pm
The Renault Formula One team have today been given the go ahead to race at the European Grand Prix in Valencia this coming weekend after a decision was reached today.
Here is the statement from the International Court of Appeal;
Reminder of the facts
On 26 July 2009, the Stewards of the Meeting suspended the competitor ING Renault [...]
F1 Ban For In-Season Testing Includes Michael Schumacher And Ferrari!
Joy Ryder - Wednesday 05.08.09, 14:42pm
As I mentioned in a previous blog, the Ferrari team were hoping to get a helping hand by getting the in-season testing ban lifted to allow Michael Schumacher, replacing the injured Felipe Massa, to acquaint himself with the current F60 car, however, not all the teams are fully in support of the ban suspension.
The Williams [...]
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