Update: FIA will likely fight to keep Briatore ban in place
January 5, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
As was mentioned earlier Tuesday here at F1B, the first level of French courts have determined that the FIA has no jurisdiction to ban former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore (and former Renault engineer Pat Symonds) from all FIA-sanctioned events. The FIA has released a statement strongly opposed to such a ruling, suggesting that it [...]
Flavio returns! Perhaps, but only after continued French legal drama
January 5, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
Tuesday, a lower-level French court overturned the FIA’s lifetime ban of Flavio Briatore and awarded him 15,000 euros as compensation for the FIA’s illegal sanction, according to Reuters. The story also mentioned that the FIA would appeal. On the face of it, this looks like a return to F1 and driver management for Briatore, but [...]
More changes to FIA: ICA judges chosen by teams, too
December 16, 2009 by vmr
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
Wednesday, the FIA announced, in more changes likely brought about by the leadership of new president Jean Todt, that the International Court of Appeals will now include judges “co-opted” by the Formula1 teams.
These judges will remain a minority on the ICA panel and will he held “to identical standards of independence and impartiality” as the [...]
Jean Todt: Is he the response to Max as FIA president we never expected?
December 11, 2009 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, Top Story
While SJ has already provided readers with a detailed rundown of the WMSC release today in Monaco, discussing some of the new and possibly improved procedures starting now in Formula1, this news makes one wonder (as he did) if this is the Jean Todt effect. Many had worried during the voting and campaigning process that, [...]
Briatore Appeals Formula1 Ban In Paris Today
November 24, 2009 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
Former Renault F1 team boss and Formula1 driver manager Flavio Briatore heads to Paris Tuesday for his appeal to the French courts of the FIA World Motor Sport Council decision to ban him permanently from all FIA-sanctioned events, F1 specifically, and FIA-licensed driver management after it found he had participated in a conspiracy with Nelson [...]
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