Briatore ban overturned
01/05/2010 11:02:16 PM
and his father, Nelson Piquet Snr, that was soon dropped as the case against him gradually strengthened.
Worse followed for Briatore as Renault opted not to contest the allegation made against them by the FIA that they fixed the result of the aforementioned race.
On the same day, five days before the Council sat in judgment, Briatore and Symonds vacated their positions at the team.
Briatore refused to appear at the hearing, whilst Symonds wrote a letter in mitigation, admitting his participation in the incident to his 'eternal regret and shame.'
After the Council handed out the sentences, Briatore later claimed Mosley was 'blinded by an excessive desire for personal revenge' in pursuing the case.
Briatore further asserted Mosley 'assumed the roles of complainant, investigator, prosecutor and judge,' claiming the case against him was a breach of the 'most basic rules of procedure and the rights to a fair trial.'
Briatore's claim the FIA World Council, chaired by Mosley, was out for 'personal revenge' stemmed from his involvement in plans for a breakaway series last summer.