Catch-up Session – Week No. 38
For nearly eight months, casinoenlignefrance.eu.com has been offering you an exclusive article every Monday, summarizing the past week’s F1 news. Sticking to the tradition, this week’s program is packed. As we mentioned last week, the top category of motor sports is currently dealing with the Renault affair and the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Motors Inside […]
For nearly eight months, casinoenlignefrance.eu.com has been offering you an exclusive article every Monday, summarizing the past week’s F1 news. Sticking to the tradition, this week’s program is packed. As we mentioned last week, the top category of motor sports is currently dealing with the Renault affair and the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Motors Inside provides a comprehensive overview of the situation to date, with the verdict expected in a few hours… Alongside this busy news, it’s hard to top, but two other important pieces of news came to light last week. The Lotus team has been selected as the 13th team on the 2010 grid, replacing BMW-Sauber, which has planned its departure. In fact, the German team has been sold, but a presence on next year’s starting grids might still be possible. The FIA is seriously considering the possibility of a 14th team, which would mean 28 cars at the start of each race! A major change compared to this season…
Renault Team’s Dangerous Liaisons
Last week, we announced that Renault had to appear before the World Motor Sport Council to answer for its actions in the 2008 Singapore GP cheating case. This meeting is taking place today and the verdict is expected later in the day. But over the past seven days, much has happened, and major events have occurred. Starting with the departure of Flavio Briatore (resignation) and Pat Symonds (dismissal), who did not survive the storm. The departure of the team principal and the technical director took immediate effect. As of now, no replacements have been announced, with the Singapore night race looming on the horizon. It was the only way for Renault to somewhat calm the situation and hope for leniency from the judges when announcing the verdict, especially since the French manufacturer does not contest the cheating accusations…
The announcement of the departures of Briatore and Symonds
Because there was cheating, as shown by the Renault radio conversations recorded during the race. casinoenlignefrance.eu.com offered them to you exclusively at the beginning of last week.
The Renault team’s radio conversations during the 2008 Singapore GP
Faced with this, the company Renault is taking a firmer stance regarding its F1 subsidiary, as this issue does nothing to improve the image of the manufacturer, which already has to contend with the global crisis. In addition to a second consecutive season with disappointing results, the future of the team in Formula 1 is more than uncertain.
The statements of the company Renault
Briatore’s departure was announced on Wednesday and it took until Saturday to know his state of mind. His statements were very brief and he claims to have resigned for the good of his team…
Briatore’s statements associated with those of Ecclestone
After the leaders, the spotlight focused on the Renault drivers and mainly Fernando Alonso, who was Nelson Piquet’s teammate in 2008. On Saturday, the International Automobile Federation stated that the Spaniard played no role in the deception, even if he was the main beneficiary since he won the Singapore GP. He was supposedly unaware of everything, and the FIA decided to completely exonerate him from this matter and did not intend to question him today. However, since the beginning of the weekend, things have changed, and yesterday, in a turn of events, Alonso must still appear before the World Council, likely to discuss somewhat external matters like the methods and behavior of Flavio Briatore.
The Summoning of Fernando Alonso to the World Council
Lotus enters the 2010 Formula 1 Championship
At the beginning of the summer, three new teams out of a large dozen had been selected by the FIA to participate in the next championship. The objective was to introduce new teams thanks to budget caps. But during the summer, the information was intense, and one of the major news was the withdrawal of BMW-Sauber at the end of the year. Consternation! So there are only 12 teams left in 2010, which is why the governing body reopened applications, at least for teams on the reserve list in case of withdrawal. It will ultimately be Lotus making its grand return after 15 years of absence. The team shined at the beginning of the F1 era with its multiple titles and its strength in innovations over the decades.
The official announcement of Lotus’s entry into F1
BMW-Sauber sold, BMW-Sauber present in 2010? After several weeks of intense work for the entire management team, BMW-Sauber has finally found a buyer, the Swiss Qadbak Investments foundation. The team’s future in F1 is undoubtedly secured, but the FIA still needs to authorize a 14th team to participate in the next championship. Indeed, Lotus has been officially announced as the 13th team, and the situation cannot be reversed. This is why Max Mosley’s organization is considering the presence of 28 cars in 2010, that is, you counted correctly, 14 teams. A significant change compared to this year, the question now is whether all circuits can accommodate so many teams and if they have all the necessary infrastructure, particularly around the paddocks and pits.
