It reinforces my views about what has gone on with regard to FIA/Briatore, especially Dominic Carman’s description of his Father’s view of “…bodies such as the FIA…disciplinary hearings and acting as a quasi-court…were pretty poor compared to a normal court…”

A Google search for George Carter Mosley provides a number of authorative sources but one I like is on the Autsport site.

If James allows a bit of linking:

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=57753

Well worth a read.

It says a lot about Carman but it says so much more about Mosley.

The other links are interesting as well. I used to run an F1 website fanzine and when I ran the story, with some comments of my own, it generated my biggest mailbox.

I supppose we were all ‘concerned’ about the FIA’s decision in the matter but the actual facts went further than I would have dreamed.

Enjoy.

Derek

I personally think that Flavio still has that cloud hanging over him and many teams will be reluctant to employ him (hardly the person sponsors want to be involved with!)

Either way, the main issue is that Briatore needs to be punished for what he did, along with Piquet for being such a dolt. To a lesser extent, Pat Symonds should also face actual punishment, even though it’s likely he was as much a scapegoat than a guilty party.

How do you know that Rob?

The travesty is the cack-handed way that the FIA handled this whole affair.

I agree with you that Briatore should stay away.

What were the comments Harvey, this sounds fascinating. Please share with us what you know.

I think he is great, but I think few people in F1 agree with me. I don’t think Briatore is one of them.

It’s a shame since F1 have a lot of less competent drivers.

My understanding is that the court found there were major procedureal irregularities. In layman’s terms this means that it was nor run correctly.

Further, there was no trial as such so Briatore could not defend himself. He was not charged. Renault F1 were and they did not contest it. After all, Mosley stated in a press conference less than a fornight after the investigation started: ‘[this is] very big if, they [Renault] are guilty, obviously it is very serious indeed.’

Mosley then went on to have a dig at McLaren over Stepneygate saying that they: ‘did not tell the truth, so that went against them. But on the other hand, what is alleged to have been done here, is probably more serious.’

Firstly, of course, this apparently goes against what he said when he prostrated himself in front of Ron Dennis after Stepneygate. Also McLaren denied all along that they lied and this was never proved.

Many people might take Mosley’s comments as a threat to Renault F1. Accept it or else sort of thing.

In the end it would appear that, despite what was alleged being ‘more serious’ than what happened with Stepney, Renault were hardly punished at all.

Jut to clarify, I am not defending Briatore. However, if his punishment was not according to procedures, the FIA’s own or what is acceptable generally, then it is improper. One wrong does not justify another.

I would not expect Briatore to return to F1. Let’s face it, he has retired once before and was coaxed back by Renault. This is not likely to happen again.

The important question is what the FIA will do. They’ve come out of this with more than egg on their face. Todt could, quite properly, pass this off as an error of Mosley’s time. Nothing to do with his new regime. I’d buy that.

Yes? No?