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Renault extend Briatore's contract

Renault extend Briatore's contract

Rediff.com24 Apr 2005

Renault extended Flavio Briatore's contract as boss of their Formula One team to the end of 2006.

Briatore undecided about future

Briatore undecided about future

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

The Renault team boss has not ruled out leaving Formula One when his contract runs out this season.\n

Briatore drags FIA to court

Briatore drags FIA to court

Rediff.com18 Oct 2009

Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore will seek to overturn his life ban from Formula One in a Paris court on Monday.

Briatore riding high again

Briatore riding high again

Rediff.com28 Mar 2005

Renault showed who's boss: Briatore

Renault showed who's boss: Briatore

Rediff.com16 Oct 2005

'Witness X' sealed Briatore's F1 exit

'Witness X' sealed Briatore's F1 exit

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

A mystery team insider dubbed 'Witness X' provided damning evidence that sealed former Renault boss Flavio Briatore's banishment from Formula One, the sport's governing body revealed on Tuesday.

Briatore's ban overturned by French court

Briatore's ban overturned by French court

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

Flavio Briatore, former boss of the Renault Formula One team, had a life ban imposed by the sport's governing body overturned by a French court on Tuesday.

Piquet dropped by Renault, slams Briatore

Piquet dropped by Renault, slams Briatore

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

Nelson Piquet delivered a furious parting shot to Renault boss Flavio Briatore on Monday after discovering he was being dropped by the Formula One team.

Briatore clears the air with Alonso

Briatore clears the air with Alonso

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

The Renault team boss said they have done everything they could to support Fernando Alonso

Briatore will not escape punishment, says Mosley

Briatore will not escape punishment, says Mosley

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

Former Renault Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore will not escape sanction for his role in a race-fixing scandal despite a Paris court overturning his lifetime ban, ex-FIA president Max Mosley said on Thursday.

Briatore wants to stay friends with Bernie

Briatore wants to stay friends with Bernie

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

Renault team boss Flavio Briatore refuses to allow his friendship with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone be soured by plans for a breakaway championship.

Renault boss Briatore to quit in two years

Renault boss Briatore to quit in two years

Rediff.com14 Dec 2008

Flavio Briatore will leave Formula One in two years, the Renault team boss said on Saturday. Briatore also hailed Formula One's agreement to cut costs during the global financial crisis.

Briatore can return to F1 after 2012

Briatore can return to F1 after 2012

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Formula One's governing body agreed on Monday to end a life ban against former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore and allow him back into the sport after 2012.

Fisichella must deliver: Briatore

Fisichella must deliver: Briatore

Rediff.com8 Oct 2004

The Italian driver was warned by his new F1 boss that the next two years with Renault will decide his career.

Betrayed Briatore vows to fight back

"Betrayed" Briatore vows to fight back

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

Banned former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore said he had been betrayed by Formula One on Friday and promised to hold a big party when he eventually emerges victorious.

Renault close to Red Bull deal, says Briatore

Renault close to Red Bull deal, says Briatore

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

Champions Renault are close to a deal to supply one of the two Red Bull-owned Formula One teams with engines next year, team boss Flavio Briatore said on Monday.

Briatore dismisses talk of Alonso exit

Briatore dismisses talk of Alonso exit

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Renault boss Flavio Briatore dismissed rumours of Fernando Alonso moving out of the French team at the end of the 2008 season.

'Calm' Briatore asks court to reverse life ban

'Calm' Briatore asks court to reverse life ban

Rediff.com25 Nov 2009

Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore asked a French court to overturn his life ban from Formula One on Tuesday, saying he had been denied his right to a free and fair defence.

Tyre change has hit Renault hardest, says Briatore

Tyre change has hit Renault hardest, says Briatore

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

Formula One's move to a single tyre supplier has hit champions Renault hardest, team boss Flavio Briatore said after Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Renault admit race-fixing charge, team bosses quit

Renault admit race-fixing charge, team bosses quit

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

Renault will not contest race-fixing charges levelled against their Formula One team, the team said in a statement on Wednesday. Team boss Flavio Briatore and director of engineering Pat Symonds have left the team, it added.

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Born on March 30, 1948, Jordan competed in motor racing's junior series before becoming a driver manager and then a team owner.

Italian GP was rigged, says Alonso

Italian GP was rigged, says Alonso

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

Renualt's Fernando Alonso alleged the FIA was helping Michael Schumacher win his eighth world championship.

'Alonso did his own deal'

'Alonso did his own deal'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2005

Famous cases of cheating in sport

Famous cases of cheating in sport

Rediff.com17 Sep 2009

Renault parted company with flamboyant team boss Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said they would not contest charges they had fixed last year's Singapore Grand Prix by ordering driver Nelson Piquet to crash, to help Spanish team-mate Fernando Alonso win.

Renault deny Ralf deal

Renault deny Ralf deal

Rediff.com9 Mar 2004

Team boss Flavio Briatore said there had been no discussions about the German driver's future.

'F1 worse than Italian football'

'F1 worse than Italian football'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

Flavio Briatore compared F1 to Italian football's match-fixing scandal and suggesting the championship had been decided "around a table".

Alonso likely to return to Renault

Alonso likely to return to Renault

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

Fernando Alonso is almost certain to rejoin Renault next season, team boss Flavio Briatore said.

Alonso unhurt in Kenyan plane incident

Alonso unhurt in Kenyan plane incident

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

Renault's double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has had to delay his return from holidays in Kenya after being involved in a minor plane incident, the team said on Monday.

'Schumacher drives a like taxi driver'

'Schumacher drives a like taxi driver'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2005

Renault boss Flavio Briatore said the world champion has it too easy on the race track and it is about time the other drivers put him under some pressure.

Kovalainen steps into Alonso's shoes

Kovalainen steps into Alonso's shoes

Rediff.com8 Mar 2007

Renault manager Flavio Briatore is confident the 25-year-old Finn has what it takes to triumph in Formula One.

I'll be in Formula One next year: Webber

I'll be in Formula One next year: Webber

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

The Australian would be favourite to replace Alonso at Renault if the world champions fail to secure Kimi Raikkonen from McLaren.

'Alonso exit good for Renault'

'Alonso exit good for Renault'

Rediff.com23 May 2006

Renault boss Flavio Briatore believes Fernando Alonso's decision to leave Renault could be good for the F1 champions

Conspiracy: Was Massa denied F1 championship in 2008?

Conspiracy: Was Massa denied F1 championship in 2008?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Massa, who failed to score after a bungled pitstop, claims the race should have been cancelled because the sport's leaders allegedly knew before the end of the 2008 season what had happened but covered it up.

F1: Red Bull undecided on Webber's future

F1: Red Bull undecided on Webber's future

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

Red Bull have dismissed reports that Australian Mark Webber is certain to leave the Formula One world champions at the end of the season after Sunday's Malaysian Grand prix team orders furore.

Malaysian Fernandes takes over QPR

Malaysian Fernandes takes over QPR

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes completed the takeover of Premier League club Queens Park Rangers on Thursday and promised to take the club to new heights in the next few years.

Drivers seek to draw line under Renault F1 scandal

Drivers seek to draw line under Renault F1 scandal

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

Formula One's fastest men expressed united dismay at the Renault race-fixing scandal on Thursday before calling for a line to be drawn under the saga.

'No more kids', says Heidi Klum

'No more kids', says Heidi Klum

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

All the Hollywood gossip right here!

Renault say cost cuts will keep team in F1

Renault say cost cuts will keep team in F1

Rediff.com16 Feb 2009

Formula One's cost-cutting measures should secure Renault's future in the sport despite the departure of title sponsor ING, team boss Flavio Briatore said on Monday.