Post by QPR Report on Apr 19, 2009 10:37:53 GMT
James Calvert/Times of Malta
... Flavio of the month
If there is a funny smell coming from China this weekend it is the overpowering stench of Renault's sour grapes.
Since the FIA ruled midweek that the controversial diffuser used by Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota were legal, Renault boss Flavio Briatore has been spouting nonsense.
"Our (McLaren, Ferrari and Renault) drivers are or have been world champions, and then you have a (Brawn) driver who was almost retired, and another who is a paracarro (Italian for a roadside concrete post) fighting for the championship. I don't know how we can say we have credibility," Briatore said.
There you have the deranged ramblings of a man who is desperately looking for excuses to explain why Renault's current car is performing less like an F1 winner and more like a Twingo.
The simple truth is that Brawn, Williams and Toyota were more intelligent when it came to interpreting the rules.
They didn't break them, they just cleverly pushed the boundaries. And they did so in consultation with the people that govern the sport.
There was no way the FIA could have found the 'diffuser three' guilty. It would have made them look stupid.
Instead of whining like a spoilt child and chucking his teddy repeatedly out of the pram, Briatore should have climbed all over his technical people asking why they were so thick.
And the truth is it isn't all about diffusers anyway.
Red Bull, without the controversial piece of equipment, are still kicking Renault's butt out on the track.
And McLaren, who introduced the diffuser for this weekend's race, have only had a brief glimmer of improvement so far.
Brawn GP must be over the moon that everyone has been focusing their attention on the diffuser issue because the reality is there are probably several other factors that are really giving them the advantage.
In a few weeks, no doubt all the teams will have diffusers. The playing field will be levelled out once again and there will be one less excuse for Briatore if his Renaults continue failing to win, which I believe will be the case.
Maybe then Briatore can turn his attention to football because, if you really want to see what a lack of credibility is, just look at the way he has turned Queens Park Rangers into the laughing stock of English football.
www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090419/sport/classic-case-of-englishness
... Flavio of the month
If there is a funny smell coming from China this weekend it is the overpowering stench of Renault's sour grapes.
Since the FIA ruled midweek that the controversial diffuser used by Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota were legal, Renault boss Flavio Briatore has been spouting nonsense.
"Our (McLaren, Ferrari and Renault) drivers are or have been world champions, and then you have a (Brawn) driver who was almost retired, and another who is a paracarro (Italian for a roadside concrete post) fighting for the championship. I don't know how we can say we have credibility," Briatore said.
There you have the deranged ramblings of a man who is desperately looking for excuses to explain why Renault's current car is performing less like an F1 winner and more like a Twingo.
The simple truth is that Brawn, Williams and Toyota were more intelligent when it came to interpreting the rules.
They didn't break them, they just cleverly pushed the boundaries. And they did so in consultation with the people that govern the sport.
There was no way the FIA could have found the 'diffuser three' guilty. It would have made them look stupid.
Instead of whining like a spoilt child and chucking his teddy repeatedly out of the pram, Briatore should have climbed all over his technical people asking why they were so thick.
And the truth is it isn't all about diffusers anyway.
Red Bull, without the controversial piece of equipment, are still kicking Renault's butt out on the track.
And McLaren, who introduced the diffuser for this weekend's race, have only had a brief glimmer of improvement so far.
Brawn GP must be over the moon that everyone has been focusing their attention on the diffuser issue because the reality is there are probably several other factors that are really giving them the advantage.
In a few weeks, no doubt all the teams will have diffusers. The playing field will be levelled out once again and there will be one less excuse for Briatore if his Renaults continue failing to win, which I believe will be the case.
Maybe then Briatore can turn his attention to football because, if you really want to see what a lack of credibility is, just look at the way he has turned Queens Park Rangers into the laughing stock of English football.
www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090419/sport/classic-case-of-englishness