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A time for clarity in F1

December 14th, 2009 | Nigel Roebuck | 35 Comments Exclusive

Much has been written about Nelson Piquet Jr’s deliberate accident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which, lest anyone has forgotten, precipitated a safety car period, which in turn created a situation that handed the race on a plate to Piquet’s Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso.

It was, by general consent,… Read more

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Tags: Ferrari, Flavio Briatore, Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, Nelson Piquet, Pat Symonds, Renault, Singapore
Vatanen could keep F1 together

July 9th, 2009 | Nigel Roebuck | 38 Comments Exclusive

There are excellent reasons why Ari Vatanen should be the next president of the FIA – which is why it is unlikely he will be elected to the post in October.

Vatanen, one of the great rally drivers (World Champion in 1981), is a popular and well-respected man in the… Read more

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Tags: Ari Vatanen, FIAFOTA, Jean Todt, Max Mosley

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