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Abiteboul: Blame it on Flavio Briatore

Eight years since he departed Formula 1 in disgrace, thanks to his role in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crashgate scandal, the destructive hand of Flavio Briatore can apparently still be felt within the Renault team. When Renault returned to Formula 1 in 2001, with the purchase of the Benetton team, Briatore was made managing director and team principal. He presided over the team until his ignominious departure in 2009 and during that period he steered Fernando Alonso to two Formula 1 world titles in 2005 and 2006. Now over a decade since then, Renault F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul has pointed a finger at Briatore, blaming him for the woes that still afflict the French team...
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