Renault: Piquet wants an apology

Following the revelation of the intentional accident of Nelson Piquet Jr, orchestrated by Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Symonds and Briatore both left Renault F1 and been sanctioned by the FIA. But Piquer Senior does not want to stop there and demands a public apology from the team. “ Renault is two weeks old, the Brazilian told Auto Motor und Sport. If I don't hear anything, a complaint will be filed. »

However, and even if the protagonists in this affair – except Nelson Piquet Jr – were sanctioned, the pilot's father does not understand the people who are offended by the occurrence of this accident. “ Ayrton Senna won two championships like that. In 1983, the championship of F3 against Martin Brundle and, in 1990, he was world champion after taking out Alain Prost of the track in a completely deliberate manner. »

Since his son?s voluntary accident did not seem to upset Piquet Senior, it is very easy to conclude that this whole affair was only motivated by the Piquets' desire to make heads roll at Renault after the accident. ousting of Nelsinho.