News Details

Briatore ‘never spoke' with Piquet about crashgate

Jun.4 Flavio Briatore has reiterated his innocence some decade and a half after Formula 1's infamous 'crashgate' scandal. The 75-year-old recently credited F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali for allowing him to return to the paddock as Alpine's executive advisor, having been banned for life in 2009 for ordering Nelson Piquet to crash on purpose during the 2008 Singapore GP. Felipe Massa, who narrowly lost the 2008 title to Lewis Hamilton, is currently in the midst of legal action, insisting the deliberate crash cost him points that would otherwise have crowned him champion. Briatore, however, now suggests to Corriere della Sera that he, in fact, is the real victim of the crashgate conspiracy. When...
Full Story »
10mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Briatore: Spanish GP marks ‘first real race’ for...

© XPB  Michael Delaney 31/05/2025 at 11:1231/05/2025 at 11:20...
10mo ago from F1i.com

Michael Schumacher ‘lying on a bed' –...

Jun.2 Flavio Briatore has hinted that F1 legend Michael Schumacher's...
10mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Newey and team boss disagree over ‘weak tools'...

May 28 The first public disagreement between Adrian Newey and Aston...
10mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Spanish GP: Norris edges Verstappen in first practice

© XPB  Michael Delaney 30/05/2025 at 13:4630/05/2025 at 13:55...
10mo ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Pato O'Ward issues damning verdict on ‘Mario...

Pato O'Ward isn't chasing F1 any more after falling out of love with...

IndyCar names officiating director ahead of Indy 500

IndyCar Officiating has announced Scot Elkins as the new Managing...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal and Man United scout 35m wide player with...

Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing the Club Brugge...
43m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United make £80m star top summer priority as...

Mateus Mane is all set to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the...
53m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Player ratings: Man City 2-1 Arsenal

Arsenal fell to defeat to their rivals for the Premier League title on...
43m ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsenal and Chelsea battle European giants for...

Arsenal and Chelsea are reportedly keeping tabs on the MLS prospect Adri...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 icon refused to work with Michael Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton's former Mercedes performance... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Red Bull poach Ferrari star after GP exit

A former Red Bull F1 legend has revealed that the... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

F1 champion's radical weight loss hack put him on pole...

F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has revealed the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.