Briatore will demand huge payout from F1
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Independent Minds![<p> <b>And the Ugly... <i>Flavio Briatore</i></b><i> </i></p> <p> The controversial Renault team principal was banned for life for masterminding "Crashgate". But just as ugly was the manner in which he treated drivers such as Johnny Herbert, JJ Lehto and Jos Verstappen in the past, and Nelson Piquet Jnr in 2009. The Brazilian said that instead of being his manager, Briatore became his executioner and, although he shouldn't have followed his orders to crash, he should never have been told to do so. </p>](http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00257/12_257603t.jpg "<p> <b>And the Ugly... <i>Flavio Briatore</i></b><i> </i></p> <p> The controversial Renault team principal was banned for life for masterminding "Crashgate". But just as ugly was the manner in which he treated drivers such as Johnny Herbert, JJ Lehto and Jos Verstappen in the past, and Nelson Piquet Jnr in 2009. The Brazilian said that instead of being his manager, Briatore became his executioner and, although he shouldn't have followed his orders to crash, he should never have been told to do so. </p>")
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Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore will demand €1 million damages from Formula One's world governing body when he appeals against his indefinite ban from the sport later this month.
According to today's Guardian newspaper, Briatore will also say that former FIA president Max Mosley was "blinded by an excessive desire for personal revenge" when the governing body handed down the ban in September.
The FIA ruled that Briatore was behind a scam in which Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to deliberately crash his car at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to help teammate Fernando Alonso win the race.
The Guardian said it had seen documents which outlined Briatore's appeal.
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On to him, I dislike him but it cannot be argued that he is good at his job. Ross Brawn has perfectly demonstrated how little recognition the technical directors get and in Formula 1 we often overlook the backroom staff. Brawn had to do something so incredible for most people to appreciate his talent fully