Briatore lashes out again!

[Wizzo]

Renault boss Flavio Briatore has launched an attack on McLaren and other formula one rivals by accusing them of not focusing on winning races or improving the sport.

While urging his colleagues to think about spicing up the spectacle and obsessing less about hidden technology, the Italian singled out fellow team principal Ron Dennis, and Japanese giant Toyota, as money wasters.

''Why do these teams build such enormous and expensive motor homes?'' Briatore, 56, told British magazine F1 Racing.

''We don't and Ferrari don't (because) TV viewers never see them.

''I also don't understand Ron's new (McLaren) factory. What good did it do his team? The bigger the factory, the less efficient it is.''

He then revealed that, despite recently dumping the British engineer, Toyota multiplied Mike Gascoyne's $760,000 Renault salary by a factor of ten when the giant carmaker poached him.

Briatore, however, did offer a solution or two to what he sees as F1's problems, as he proposed reverse grids and grands prix held at night.

He asked: ''Why always (start the race at) 2pm? It's a stupid time -- to watch a grand prix you have to f*** up your whole Sunday.''

[Dare]

   Flavio should live in America,our f1 races usually
   start at 8am.The only decent start time except for
   the N and S American gp's is Australia and that's
   on late Saturday nite

[Wizzo]

Do you get up and watch them all live dare?

I am ashamed to say I haven't been setting the alarm for the early races. 

[Dare]

    This year I've seen every race live,China is
     the hardest one it's on at 3am

[Wizzo]

You're a better man than me dare, just couldn't do it it this year. 

To make up for it I watched each race twice, which is a bit geeky I know. Do you have race highlights later on in the evening like us lucky lot in the UK?

[Dare]

   Wehave a show called Speed Report every Sun. at 8pm
   which updates all the racing,but as you can imagine it
    focus on Nascar mainly.

    Our Speed Channel coverage is really pretty good.We
    get Fri. 2nd pratice,Sat. qualifying and a  pre race show
    and the podium and interview after the race.

     Our announcers are top notch with Bob Varsa,David Hobbs,
     and ex Benneton mechanic Steve Matchett.Peter Windsor
     covers the on track action.So that covers all that