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F1 News & Discussions => General F1 Discussion => Topic started by: david1275 on September 20, 2009, 10:20:10 AM
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Like Ian I am a Alonso convert, I never liked the guy in his early days but it obliviously stems for the fact he was beating Ferrari. However, I have come to respect him and possibly like him as a driver, and this obliviously stems form his links with great team. I really hope he had little or nothing to do with "crash-gate" and doesn't end up in deep water when Piquet Jr is the man that should have to pay the price. I also agree that the WMSC should rule team bosses should not be driver managers as it could be seen as a conflict of interest.
Fernando Alonso has been summoned to Monday's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, which is set to consider the so-called 'crash-gate' affair in Paris.
British reports including those in the Guardian and Mirror newspapers said the Spaniard learned about the order to appear last Friday and came as a "huge surprise" to him.
Alonso denies being involved in the Singapore 2008 conspiracy, but was a major benefactor of Nelson Piquet's deliberate crash as he won F1's inaugural night race.
Piquet's father, the famous triple world champion, said during his interview with FIA investigators that Alonso must have had knowledge of the attempt to fix the race because otherwise his race strategy made no sense.
But it is also suggested that Alonso will be questioned about his relationship with Flavio Briatore, who has stepped down as Renault's team boss but remains a manager of several drivers.
It is expected that the World Motor Sport Council will consider the conflict of interest of team bosses also handling active race drivers.
A more specific discussion about Briatore's ongoing involvement in motorsport, including his management firm FFBB or his methods over the years, may also be discussed during Monday's hearing.
It is reported that the 59-year-old Italian will attend the meeting, but the similarly departed Pat Symonds, Renault's former engineering director, will not.
Source: GMM
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I also agree that the WMSC should rule team bosses should not be driver managers as it could be seen as a conflict of interest.
I agree, I was quite surprised that anyone believed that Flavio could represent a driver's best interests. I thought it was bad enough for Martin Brundle to constantly extol David Coulthard's virtues on international TV :D
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No evidence Alonso was involved, this sounds like a procedural thing and more to do with questions about Flav as opposed to Crashgate