Briatore to return to F1

[Get Karter]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/...

Any views on whether he should be allowed back; what he could offer F1; what his motivation for a return would be?

I reckon his motivation is about restoring pride and sticking two fingers up at the(old)FIA.

Other than that, I see little point for either F1 or FB himself.

[toppstuff]

I never saw FB as a guy that loved the sport, but rather the lifestyle that went with it. In other words, he cares more about the glamour than the racing, seeing the F1 circus as essentially a global grand tour of nightclubs and parties...

Mind you, it clearly works for him. Don't see the point of him though really in the context of modern F1.

[rdjohn]

There needs to be a ringmaster when Bernie retires and, I think, him being Bernie's close friend, Flav has strong desires for the job.

So it is important for him to have the issue sorted, not being banned from GPs will allow him to continue to canvas his acceptance in the future.

I think you can also bet on Symonds being back at the ealiest oportunity, as well.

[Shaw Tarse]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula...

[whiteonyx]

people think F1 is a sport, it's just business with a race on the sunday as a by product.
Briatore owns/ managers many F1 drivers and his only concern is cash!

[Mermaid]

whiteonyx said:

people think F1 is a sport, it's just business with a race on the sunday as a by product.

It was a sport, now it's a business. When did it all change - with Bernie?

[pistol pete]

Mermaid said:

It was a sport, now it's a business. When did it all change - with Bernie?

When Colin Chapman painted his cars red & white.

Pete

[hidetheelephants]

Does he still utter complete nonsense in that strangled english of his? Sort of an Italian Carcoat Damphands of F1.

[andyps]

I don't know if he will return as he may have lost all interest by the time he is able to. Despite not being a racer I do think he contributed well to the sport - he certainly looked at it as something which should provide entertainment, if Max Mosley had taken the same view rather than thinking F1 should be considered like a game of chess then maybe we wouldn't have had races like Bahrain 2010.

[woof]

So back for 2013 then - or possibly back.

Max must be spitting feathers

[andyps]

woof said:

So back for 2013 then - or possibly back.

Max must be spitting feathers

I do hope so! At least that, hopefully a lot more.

[anonymous-user]

pistol pete said:

Mermaid said:

It was a sport, now it's a business. When did it all change - with Bernie?

When Colin Chapman painted his cars red & white.

Pete

Often quoted but not strictly correct, the first sponsored team in F1 was the Yeoman Credit Racing Team running Cooper T51's, entered in the 1960 championship, this later morphed into the Bowmaker Finance team of 1962 which ran Lola Mk4's for John Surtees and Roy Salvadori. It was when the CSI withdrew the restrictions on advertising on the car at the end of 67 that Colin was then able to exploit the financial benefits from Tobaco more, but he was far from the first to use F1 as a comercial advertising venture.

[hairyben]

toppstuff said:

I never saw FB as a guy that loved the sport, but rather the lifestyle that went with it. In other words, he cares more about the glamour than the racing, seeing the F1 circus as essentially a global grand tour of nightclubs and parties...

Mind you, it clearly works for him. Don't see the point of him though really in the context of modern F1.

I think you're right so far as the last sentence, modern F1 is a mega-business and flabio obviously has the ability to move in high circles and broker the deals, he might have disdain for the pure sport aspect of f1 but he's always been clever enough to surround himself with very able people. A product of the F1 that is so much more than a jolly racing series.

[Ralf Rockefeller]

F1 needs characters like him, so he will be welcomed. Although if he starts chasing the cash too much like B$rnie it will be the death of F1.

Strange how Renault are doing much better this season without Flabio, Pat and Telfonso.

[slivka]

johnfelstead said:

pistol pete said:

Mermaid said:

It was a sport, now it's a business. When did it all change - with Bernie?

When Colin Chapman painted his cars red & white.

Pete

Often quoted but not strictly correct, the first sponsored team in F1 was the Yeoman Credit Racing Team running Cooper T51's, entered in the 1960 championship, this later morphed into the Bowmaker Finance team of 1962 which ran Lola Mk4's for John Surtees and Roy Salvadori. It was when the CSI withdrew the restrictions on advertising on the car at the end of 67 that Colin was then able to exploit the financial benefits from Tobaco more, but he was far from the first to use F1 as a comercial advertising venture.

Contrary to common belief, it wasn’t Team Lotus that introduced non-automotive full-livery sponsorship to international motor racing. Although Colin Chapman loved to exploit it that way, it would only be correct in terms of a full World Championship campaign.


The first Company to line up two fully liveried Formula 1 cars at the grid of a Grand Prix was the Gunston Cigarette Company of Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Gunston introduced tobacco sponsorship to motor racing when they sponsored Rhodesian drivers John Love and Sam Tingle in the 1968 South African Championship for F1 and F5000 machinery.

[Ken Sington]

woof said:

Max must be spitting feathers

Is that one of his S&M games?

[Fire99]

whiteonyx said:

people think F1 is a sport, it's just business with a race on the sunday as a by product.

Sadly a very good post! Spot on. The business of the FIA and it's associated empire has completely engulfed the sport.