Newsgroup: it.sport.formula1.moderato
Titolo: Singapore 2008

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Alessio F. Bragadini            
ale...@sevenseas.org
"I think it's a clear indication for the future that we've got to get
out of this corner that we've painted ourselves into, because you can't
race these cars. It's more about pitstops and maybe the driver in front
making a mistake than actual racing now."  -- Ross Brawn, 2005

Questa la dichiarazione di Piquet alla FIA cos� come � trapelata ed � 
stata riportata da 
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21798.html
"I, Nelson Angelo Piquet, born July 25, 1985 in Heidelberg, 
Germany...say as follows:
1. Except as otherwise stated, the facts and statements contained in 
this Statement are based on facts and matters within my knowledge. I 
believe such facts and statements contained in this Statement to be true 
and correct. Where any facts or statements are not within my own 
knowledge, they are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and, 
where appropriate, I indicate the source of that knowledge and belief.
2. I make this Statement voluntarily to the FIA and for the purposes of 
allowing the FIA to exercise its supervisory and regulatory functions 
with regard to the FIA Formula One World Championship.
3. I am aware that there is a duty upon all participants in the FIA 
Formula One World Championship and all Super Licence holders to ensure 
the fairness and legitimacy of the Championship and I am aware that 
serious consequences could follow if I were to provide the FIA with any 
false or misleading statement.
4. I understand that my complete statement has been recorded on audio 
tape and that a full transcript of my audio recording will be made 
available to me and the FIA. The present document constitutes a summary 
of the main points made during my full oral statement.
5. I wish to bring the following facts to the FIA's attention.
6. During the Formula One Grand Prix of Singapore, held on 28 September 
2008 and counting towards the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, I 
was asked by Mr. Flavio Briatore, who is both my manager and the Team 
Principal of the ING Renault F1 Team, and by Mr. Pat Symonds, the 
Technical Director of the Renault F1 Team, to deliberately crash my car 
in order to positively influence the performance of the ING Renault F1 
Team at the event in question. I agreed to this proposal and caused my 
car to hit a wall and crash during lap thirteen/fourteen of the race.
7. The proposal to deliberately cause an accident was made to me shortly 
before the race took place, when I was summoned by Mr. Briatore and Mr. 
Symonds in Mr. Briatore's office. Mr. Symonds, in the presence of Mr. 
Briatore, asked me if I would be willing to sacrifice my race for the 
team by "causing a safety car". Every F1 race driver knows that the 
safety car is deployed on a track when there is an accident which leads 
to the track being blocked either by debris or a stationary car, and 
where it is difficult to recover a damaged car, as was the case here.
8. At the time of this conversation I was in a very fragile and 
emotional state of mind. This state of mind was brought about by intense 
stress due to the fact that Mr. Briatore had refused to inform me of 
whether or not my driver's contract would be renewed for the next racing 
year (2009), as is customarily the case in the middle of the year 
(around July or August). Instead, Mr. Briatore repeatedly requested me 
to sign an "option", which meant that I was not allowed to negotiate 
with any other teams in the meantime. He would repeatedly put pressure 
on me to prolong the option I had signed, and would regularly summon me 
into his office to discuss these renewals, even on racing days - a 
moment which should be a moment of concentration and relaxation before 
the race. This stress was accentuated by the fact that during the 
Formula One Grand Prix of Singapore I had qualified sixteenth on the 
grid, so I was very insecure about my future at the Renault team. When I 
was asked to crash my car and cause a safety car incident in order to 
help the team, I accepted because I hoped that it could improve my 
position within the team at this critical time in the race season. At no 
point was I told by anyone that by agreeing to cause an incident, I 
would be guaranteed a renewal of my contract or any other advantage. 
However, in the context, I thought that it would be helpful in achieving 
this goal. I therefore agreed to cause the incident.
9. After the meeting with Mr. Symonds and Mr. Briatore, Mr. Symonds took 
me aside to a quiet corner and, using a map, pointed me to the exact 
corner of the track where I should crash. This corner was selected 
because the specific location of the track did not have any cranes that 
would allow a damaged car to be swiftly lifted off the track, nor did it 
have any side entrances to the track, which would allow a Safety 
Marshall to quickly move the damaged car away from the track. Therefore, 
it was felt that a crash in this specific position would be nearly 
certain to cause an obstruction on the track which would thus 
necessitate the deployment of a safety car in order to allow the track 
to be cleared and to ensure the safe continuation of the race.
10. Mr. Symonds also told me which exact lap to cause the incident upon, 
so that a strategy could deployed for my team-mate Mr. Fernando Alonso 
to refuel at the pit shortly before the deployment of the safety car, 
which he indeed did during lap twelve. The key to this strategy resided 
in the fact that the near-knowledge that the safety car would be 
deployed in lap thirteen/fourteen allowed the Team to start Mr. Alonso's 
car with an aggressive fuel strategy using a light car containing enough 
fuel to arrive at lap twelve, but not much more. This would allow Mr. 
Alonso to overtake as many (heavier) cars as possible, knowing that 
those cars would have difficulty catching up with him later in the race 
due to the later deployment of the safety car. This strategy was 
successful and Mr. Alonso won the 2008 Formula One Grand Prix of Singapore.
11. During these discussions, no mention was made of any concerns with 
respect to the security implications of this strategy, either for 
myself, the public or other drivers. The only comment made in this 
context was one by Mr. Pat Symonds who warned me to "be careful", which 
I took to mean that I should not injure myself.
12. I intentionally caused the crash by letting go of control of the car 
just before the relevant corner. In order to make sure I would cause the 
incident during the correct lap, I asked my team several times via the 
radio to confirm the lap number, which I would not normally do. I was 
not injured during the accident, nor was anyone else.
13. After the discussions with Mr. Briatore and Mr. Symonds discussed 
above, the 'accident strategy' was never discussed again with either of 
them. Mr. Briatore discreetly said "thank you" after the end of the 
race, without mentioning anything further. I do not know if anyone else 
was aware of this strategy at the start of the race.
14. After the race I informed Mr. Felipe Vargas, a family friend and 
advisor, of the fact that the incident had been deliberate. Mr. Vargas 
further infirmed my father, Mr. Nelson Piquet, some time later.
15. After the race several journalists asked questions about the 
accident and asked me whether I had caused it on purpose, because they 
felt it was 'suspicious'.
16. In my own team, the engineer of my car questioned the nature of the 
incident because he found it unusual, and I replied that I had lost 
control of the car. I believe that a clever engineer would notice from 
the car's telemetry that I caused the incident on purpose as I continued 
accelerating , whereas a "normal" reaction would be to brake as soon as 
possible.
Statement of Truth
I believe and swear that the facts set out in this statement are true.
This statement was made at the FIA Headquarters in Paris on 30 July 2009 
in presence of Mr. Alan Donnelly (FIA Chairman of the Stewards), Mr. 
Martin Smith and Mr. Jacob Marsh (both of investigations firm Quest, 
retained by the FIA to assist with its investigation). Notes were taken 
by Ms. Domenique Costesec (Sidley Austin LLP)."
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 Germany...say as follows:
Boh.... potrebbe essere vero o no?
-- 
Greg 

 Boh.... potrebbe essere vero o no?
In che senso? Cio� uno va e racconta tutto dettagliato alla FIA, 
racconto che combacia con i sospetti, e la gente risponde "forse"?
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 racconto che combacia con i sospetti, e la gente risponde "forse"?
Il "forse" � d'obbligo visto che io non ero presente agli incontri.
Per� il pilota ha fatto quello che ha fatto per avere il contratto.
L'ha fatto perch� gli hanno fatto intendere che solo cosi avrebbe potuto 
guidare nel 2009.
Ok, lui va e sbatte.
Poi gli tolgono il sedile da sotto il culo, logico che si incazza e chiama 
la stampa. E' umano, non pazzo come dice qualcuno sull'altro ng.
Il fatto che sia umano lo prova il fatto che anche la Daddarrio, in contesto 
diverso, ma in condizioni simili, ha avuto la stessa reazione.
Insomma, ad ogni latitudine pacta servanda sunt oppure qucluno da fuori di 
matto e non gli si puo dire nulla. Tra quelli presenti al patto, ovvio! Io 
(e voi) potrei e avrei molte cose da dire, ma guardiamo la TV
-- 
Greg 

 racconto che combacia con i sospetti, e la gente risponde "forse"?
Bah... per me sono i soliti giochini di Mosley che deve far fuori il numero 
2 della sua lista nera personale (FB). La storia onestamente non sta in 
piedi, e anche fosse vera dove le trovi le prove, salvo pagare qualche altro 
tecnico perch� diventi delatore? Troppo strana la coincidenza di tempi, nel 
giro di un mese la Renault � implicata in due casi di natura completamente 
diversa ma che hanno i medesimi effetti devastanti in fatto di immagine. 
Mosley che in tutte le dichiarazioni fa il finto tonto, sembra quello che ti 
d� il calcione nel fondoschiena di nascosto e quando ti giri lui � l� che 
fischietta guardando in alto come se non ne sapesse nulla. E poi, vomitevole 
che ad un Hamilton sia stato dato pubblicamente del bugiardo per i fatti di 
Melbourne, mentre ai vari delatori (veri o finti) della FIA (vedi pure 
Alonso 2007), che in precedenza hanno mentito spudoratamente, si dia una 
bella ripulita dichiarandoli esenti da qualsiasi colpa purch� dichiarino 
quello che la FIA vuole fargli dichiarare.
Mosley sta per lasciare, ma siamo in un clima da "muoia Sansone con tutti i 
filistei".
-- 
P#R 

 Insomma, ad ogni latitudine pacta servanda sunt
...e i pentiti di mafia sono degli infami... giusto?
--
Magic 

 
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 filistei".
Stai lasciando che il tuo giudizio sulla FIA interferisca con l'analisi 
di questo episodio. Mosley � un criminale, la FIA una fogna, e in questo 
caso probabilmente han ragione loro.
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Magic ha scritto:
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dipende da quale lato ti siedi
-- 
Greg