F1 Ecclestone speaks as 'crash-gate' erupts

[Deleted member 25]

The message is clear; F1 cannot afford to lose any participants... in any other situation, Renault would have been excluded for the rest of the season + gigantic fine.

Which proves the point raised by Ari Vatannen, the CSM has no legitimity to judge such cases cause it's exclusively composed of peoples that have many intersts in the sport.

 

[Sunny]

- Renault (the parent company, as opposed to Renault F1) committed to making a significant contribution to FIA safety-related projects.

FIA also accepts Renault's offer of a significant contribution to the FIA’s safety work.

lol, sounds like a bribe to make things go away.

 

[Mr Robert]

A rotten and watered down sport it is...

 

[Gullwing]

Taking bets! If this was McLaren they would have been nailed with a huge fine, even if they were thinking about leaving the sport.

 

[Sunny]

Any one else read the radio transcript that Remy linked in last page (http://cdn.images.autosport.com/specials/renaultcrash/RenaultRadio.pdf)?

It is hilarious how amateurish the whole thing is. I was some how under the impression, the whole 'race control' thing will be done with military precision. But it sounds more like some teenagers chatting on the phone.

 

[Deleted member 25]

World Motor Sport Council Documents

 

[bmer]

Renault just lost two significant sponsors both with immediate effect:

autosport.com - F1 News: ING ends Renault deal immediately

autosport.com - F1 News: Mutua Madrilena terminates Renault deal

 

[Centurion]

^^
Finally someone has sense in them to take appropriate actions against Renault. This whole crash-gate is alike O.J Simpson slipping out of the hands of the law. Renault are getting away with murder here. A premeditated crash goes against everything sports and morals are about. Nelson's crash implicated everyone race and it would have ended in bodily harm if the crash was to have gone wrong.

Given the injustice Hamilton and Mclaren had to endure during the second half of last season, I don't even have the emotional energy get angry about FIA not punishing Renault hard enough. The fact that Mosley and Bernie are mourning the departure of Briatore is sickening -- he's a disgrace.

I'm happy that ING and MM have dropped their sponsorship and I think others should follow. If Renault fail to secure major sponsor deals for next season, they could potentially leave the sport. The entire paddock must be disgusted by their near criminal acts.

 

[Deleted member 25]

What is even more disgusting is that mr ******* piquet got the immunity, and don't even get me started about witness X.

 

[Gullwing]

What is even more disgusting is that mr ******* piquet got the immunity, and don't even get me started about witness X.

Why shouldn't he get immunity? If you tell me to go kill XXX and I do, why should I to jail, it was your fault you told me to!

At least no one will ever let him drive again.

 

[Centurion]

What is even more disgusting is that mr ******* piquet got the immunity, and don't even get me started about witness X.

Don't worry about him. His racing career in Europe is dead. The only chance he's got at racing is if he buys his own team.

 

[Deleted member 25]

Which won't surprise me considering the $ and guts of his father.

 

[Centurion]

Renault team gear post crash-gate:

 

[Deleted member 25]

Yeah the original black-yellow scheme is much more attractive.