He is outspoken in his beliefs and does not hide behind press releases like some other team principals. He is a good spotter of talent and a master at getting his managed drivers racing seats even if they are not with his team. He has brought many great drivers to F1. He hired Michael Schumacher for his first full race year. He managed drivers including Alonso, Webber, Kovalainen, and Piquet.
All it takes is one bad decision to ruin it all.
P.S. Where is the Jalopnik mention that Canada gets its race back? Or the mention that some really odd company just purchased BMW Sauber?
@Joshman Raffles Avenue: One wonders if the Piquet family will at least get some vindication over this? I mean, Flavio allegedly outed Nelson Jr. in the course of badmouthing him.
Okay, before the "Booo F1, Yaaaay NASCAR" row starts, let's not forget about why does a NASCAR run take 4 hours to finish and why is it that the same persons are winning over and over (while there being identical cars).
@GeeHalen: Yeah, seriously. Car & Driver did a whole article reporting on the phenomenon of "The Call" and it makes me wonder if it's simple coincidence that Denny Hamlin won Richmond (his home crowd) last weekend. Not to mention the teams who exist to run two laps and retire in each race. Formula 1 has its scandals, but they're not nearly so institutionalized.
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Why would Flavio want to spend more time at home with his wife???
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All it takes is one bad decision to ruin it all.
P.S. Where is the Jalopnik mention that Canada gets its race back? Or the mention that some really odd company just purchased BMW Sauber?
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YAAAAAYYY NASCAR!
Boooo supermodel-porking, blowhard, overweight F1 team managers
Yaaaayyy meth-smoking, drug-taking NASCAR drivers
Boooo misogynistic, faux Nazi prison sex, bad haircut-wearing F1 execs
Yaaaayyy crash-my-Lexus-while-driving-drunk... NASCAR execs
Motor racing sucks. Long live motor racing.
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Well played.
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