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#156673
Just caught a little of this on BBC news.

Ecclestone said he believed it correct that Renault were given a two-year suspended ban, but that the punishment for Briatore went too far.

Cant help wondering what he would have preferred, certainly not the degree of punishent that McLaren have in the past recieved. The fact that the vast majority of comments have been that if anything the punishment was to lenient makes me wonder if this is just a "soundbite" to keep Ecclestones name in the papers, its been all about Mosley recently.
#156716
Denthúl wrote:
myownalias wrote:which he will lose as it wasn't false allegations hence Briatore's punishment!
He could still win quite easily, seeing as blackmail is blackmail regardless of whether or not the allegations made were true.
That of course is true, but it'll be difficult to prove that the Piquet's tried to blackmail him with the fact that the allegations are true and the ensuing "crashgate" scandal + plus the fact that Renault decided to drop their legal case against the Piquets!
#157047
scotty wrote:The rumor they mentioned on FP2 was that Dave Richards might be trying to buy the team for £50m....
They said that during pracci today.Jackie Stewart's reply was "I would of thought he would need a lot more than £50 million,I know I sold my team for more than that"
#157049
McLaren wrote:
scotty wrote:The rumor they mentioned on FP2 was that Dave Richards might be trying to buy the team for £50m....
They said that during pracci today.Jackie Stewart's reply was "I would of thought he would need a lot more than £50 million,I know I sold my team for more than that"
Far too small an offer given that Renault are supposibly staying put and the facilities at Enstone.
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