Here's something to ponder: Just because His lifetime bans been overturned doesn't automatically get him a pit pass. Also, the FIA aren't legally obliged to issue a super license to any driver who asks for one. And as there are plenty of other racing driving jobs available that aren't a part of the FIA, it would be hard to claim that it represents a restriction of employment.
I am a three decade F1 fan and the past couple of years have left me yawning trying to stay interested. IMO, F1 is and has always been about stretching the rules to win, call it cheating but it is accepted by all of the teams. Flav and Dennis simply got caught and hung out to dry as an example. Hope to see both of them back in the sport one day as F1 needs more characters in management to fill the void by corporate robot drivers. Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada
Max is still doing interviews and using the imperial "we" as if he's still in charge of the FIA. If Todt is smart he'll get Max muzzled (but then again Max may like that) ASAP before the whole thing gets dragged down into further litigation. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80758 RM
You don't wanna know how mad this makes me!!!..an eternity in the company of Beelzebub and all his hellish minions will be nothing compared to five minutes alone with me..
Steve, face it Max doesn't care about F1 any more. He just makes these inane statements because he knows how much they p*** you off He's just crying in his wilderness exile hoping someone will pay attention.
I thought the FIA said any team who took him would be excluded from any FIA regulated event? So does that mean they can let him back in, but they can still end a teams season if someone hires him? How could any court regulate the sports points system?
Sadly, the media is likely to stick to the idea that "Max Mosely Says..." generates readers... at least for the immediate future...
"Stretching the rules" usually involves a clever or alternative interpretation of an existing rule or regulation, such as Ferrari's double wing car at long beach in 1982. This is not exactly cheating as it is usually kept within the technical brief, when viewed from a certain perspective. Making use of stolen information from another team and deliberately crashing cars as a tactic are far beyond "stretching the rules" though. Neither of these are based on an interpretation of a rule or regulation, they are blatantly dishonest and are purely cheating.
I am not a lawyer and I haven't read the court's decision however... The USA and the EU have laws regarding how business may be conducted. The FIA may be a sports organization, but it is still the private sector, it is not a public entity (it's not government, in other words). Part of English common law is the illegality of restraint of trade. It often falls under consumer protection or competition law, but the point is the same. And that is that it is illegal to contractually obligate someone else not to do business with whom they choose. The teams have contracts with the FIA to race. The drivers are also contractually allowed to participate as drivers. If the FIA tells a team that they cannot participate if they hire Flavio, that is a pretty clear cut (IMO) case of contractual restraint of trade, and is completely illegal. The FIA cannot tell a team who they can and can't do business with. They can grant or not grant licenses as they see fit, but if they require someone NOT to do business with someone else as a condition of being licensed, that is a contractual obligation not to do business with a party, and therefore a restraint of trade, and therefore illegal. I expect Flavio to return to the pit lane within the next year or two, possibly with one of the smaller teams.
LOL! so sorry, not true any more...... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34752334...ews/?GT1=43001 now back to your regular programming.......
ROFL I was just gonna post that. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_fe_st/eu_odd_switzerland_huge_speeding_fine Thanks for the reply though Mike, I really had no idea on that. I hope he comes back.. I think he made bad choice, but he was still good for the sport. That just my opinion though.
The fact remains that there has never been any credible evidence presented whatsoever that Flavio had anything at all to do about the crash...he was banned merely on what disgruntled crybaby NP said. How can he be banned and his good name tarnished without at least one credible piece of evidence? Plus, Ferrari needs Flavio to win with Alonso in 2010.
Why not? Flavio is F1. Just like a lot of other teams and players, he cheated and got busted. He was penalized, now time to move on.
Because it's like the Pete Rose case (who bet on his team to win, not lose). If FB had done something shady to ensure that Renault lost, and personally profit from it, that's lifetime ban time. Doing something shady to win -- that's not so bad
For me it's because I hate Max. Flabbio is a prick as far as I'm concerned but if it gives Max an ulcer then I say bring him back.
Exactly. Anything that p!sses Mosley off is fine with me. Mosley is a self proclaimed prick for letting his personal vendettas rule his clueless brain. I'm so glad the court has shown up the FIA for the sham it was under Mosley.
