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Fisichella finally gets married


This weekend, Scuderia Ferrari driver Giancarlo Fisichella and Luna Castellani, who have been together for 15 years and have 2 children together, finally got married. The wedding ceremony took place in the San Lorenzo church in Lucina, Rome.
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Probably because he feels that he can finally not worry about safety or suddenly leaving a family due to an accident or something
 
Massa: Alonso knew about race-fixing
By Jonathan Noble Thursday, October 15th 2009, 07:42 GMT



Felipe Massa says he remains suspicious that Fernando Alonso did know about the deliberate crash plot at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix - but has vowed not to let it affect his future relationship with the Spaniard.

Massa spoke to Brazilian media during a get-together in Sao Paulo on Wednesday and, during the lunch, he said he was in no doubt that Alonso had to have been aware of the plans for Nelson Piquet to crash deliberately in the Singapore event last year to try and help him win.

"In all, he is the least of the problem," Massa was quoted as saying by the Brazilian media about Alonso's involvement in the affair.

"It was the team and Nelson - but Alonso was part of the problem. He knew. We can not know it [but] of course he knew. [It's an] absolute certainty."

The comments created a huge media storm in Brazil ahead of this weekend's grand prix, and Massa and Ferrari moved to clarify the remarks in a statement issued on the Maranello team's official website on Wednesday evening.

In it, Massa said that his comments relate to a feeling he has rather than being based on facts, and he totally respects the FIA's findings from its investigations that Alonso was not aware of the crash plot.

"What I've said is the outcome of a hunch I've had and is not based on any concrete evidence," Massa said in his statement. "The FIA World Council announced that there was no indication that Fernando may have been informed of what had happened and I respect this outcome.

"Obviously I'm very disappointed about what transpired last year in Singapore: I have already said several times what I thought about it and now it's time to close that chapter and to look to the future.

"What is certain is that this episode will not mar in any way the relationship I'll have with Fernando when we will be team-mates."
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This is going to be interesting.
 

I'm starting to think Massa needs to keep his mouth shut over this incident :p Seriously, with his comments about how he would have been world champion and now this, what good does he see coming from his involvement? I know everybody's tired of the standard stereotypical F1 answers but in this case I don't think its a good idea for Felipe to make his point heard, its not like he was involved.
 
be-ach said:
I'm starting to think Massa needs to keep his mouth shut over this incident :p Seriously, with his comments about how he would have been world champion and now this, what good does he see coming from his involvement? I know everybody's tired of the standard stereotypical F1 answers but in this case I don't think its a good idea for Felipe to make his point heard, its not like he was involved.
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Him, and on another note Rosberg, both deserve to be pissed. I don't blame him one bit for being angry at the incident that did cost him points. Plus, I wonder if this is his way of saying "Stay the f*** away from me I want nothing to do with you." once Alonso joins up.
 
F1s biggest baby at it again. Watch out other drivers, you may get hit on the head by flying toys from his Ferrari pram at 130mph.
 
Massa needs to get back to racing ASAP before he says even more stupid shit.
 
Exactly the reason why I've never been a supporter of Massa.
 
And Alonso fights back.

Alonso cool on Massa's comments
By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde Thursday, October 15th 2009, 18:39 GMT



Fernando Alonso claims Felipe Massa's comments about the race-fixing scandal will not affect his relationship with his future Ferrari team-mate.

Massa said yesterday that he was certain Alonso knew about Renault's tactics in last year's Singapore Grand Prix, despite the FIA clearing the Spaniard of any wrongdoing.

Speaking to the media on Thursday at Interlagos, Alonso was cool on his future team-mate's comments.

"No. I don't think so," Alonso told reporters when asked if a psychological warfare had been started by Massa's comments.

"I think first of all, I don't know what is true or not - maybe it was a misunderstanding with Felipe or the media or whatever.

"So it is difficult to know what is true and what is not true about what he said. Later he said a different thing. It is not very important for me, and I was not too worried.

"In the World Council it was clear in the statement that I was nothing to do with the Singapore 2008 [events], I was not involved in anything and I did not know anything. There is no doubt from that point on. I didn't pay too much attention."

He added: "It will not affect anything on me or our relationship. I still think that it will be great because in Ferrari, the group is more important than the individual ? all the mechanics, the engineers, the people in the factory, the drivers, Stefano [Domenicali], President Montezemolo, and everyone is part of the team ? a big family.

"I think it will be a good group and we will be a very strong team next year Felipe and me. Now that he is recovering well after the test in Italy this week, I think that is a very good news for the team next year."

Alonso insisted his relationship with Massa, who will visit Interlagos tomorrow, was just fine.

"I think it is good. There is nothing wrong with him. We fight a few times on the track, as we did in Barcelona in 2007 and the Nurburgring in 2007 as well.

"But then, last year I think we built a good relationship, a friendly relationship, I was supporting him in the last part of the championship because I really thought that Felipe had a chance to win the championship. In the end he didn't, and I am sure it will be okay ? a good relationship like with any other driver."
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That, I believe him. Last thing Alonso wanted to see was hamilton taking the wdc in 08.
 
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See what happens when Ferrari aren't within grasp of it's driver to hand him scripts.

Showing his true colours again. Germany 2007 anyone.

Why is he such a baby? How old is he again?
 
ladora said:
This is going to be interesting.
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It's not going to be interesting it's going to be messy....Massa is now pissed at Alonso (and probably harbors some hate for him for fuckin up his mentor AKA Schumi).

It's gonna lead to trouble in the team and I'm hating it already as a Ferrari fan.

WTF WAS WRONG WITH KIMI/MASSA?!?!?!?!?!?!? IDIOTS!
 
Mercury said:
It's not going to be interesting it's going to be messy....Massa is now pissed at Alonso (and probably harbors some hate for him for fuckin up his mentor AKA Schumi).

It's gonna lead to trouble in the team and I'm hating it already as a Ferrari fan.

WTF WAS WRONG WITH KIMI/MASSA?!?!?!?!?!?!? IDIOTS!
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LOLWUT?
 
zephyrus17 said:
Probably because he feels that he can finally not worry about safety or suddenly leaving a family due to an accident or something
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How is that any different to dieing with children and girlfriend of 15 years? What difference does the formal title make?
 
Mercury said:
It's not going to be interesting it's going to be messy....Massa is now pissed at Alonso (and probably harbors some hate for him for fuckin up his mentor AKA Schumi).

It's gonna lead to trouble in the team and I'm hating it already as a Ferrari fan.

WTF WAS WRONG WITH KIMI/MASSA?!?!?!?!?!?!? IDIOTS!
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Santander?
 
ladora said:
Santander?
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Because Marlboro have rabies? Besides I'm sure it would be next to impossible for Ferrari to get a sponsor who doesn't dictate drivers. They're just the most successful team in the last decade.

MP4/14 said:
Too much Mercury?
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I have been whining about this quite a bit lately...Maybe I should stop drinking and posting.
 
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Briatore takes FIA to court
By Jonathan Noble Sunday, October 18th 2009, 13:21 GMT



Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore will begin his fightback against a lifetime ban from motor racing on Monday when he takes the matter to the French courts.

Briatore is set to lodge papers at the Tribunal de Grand Instance in Paris to try and cancel the lifetime ban that was handed to him by the FIA as the result of his involvement in Renault's race-fix controversy at last year's Singapore Grand Prix.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Briatore stated that he believes the FIA had acted incorrectly in the way it dealt with its hearing into the race-fix case, and the punishment handed down.

"In this case, the FIA has been used as a tool to exact vengeance on behalf of one man," said Briatore in the statement. "This decision is a legal absurdity and I have every confidence that the French courts will resolve the matter justly and impartially."

Briatore has stated that the grounds for his action were that there was a delay in the issue of the summons, a failure to state the charges in advance and a lack of access provided to prosecution document and to the key witness.

Briatore also stated that there had been a 'breach of the natural rules of justice' including a lack of impartiality of the body passing judgement, the secret negotiation of the decision before the hearing and the granting of selective immunities.

He also claims that the FIA has abused its power by imposing a penalty on a non-licensee of the FIA, the disproportionate and illegal nature of an indefinite ban and the threat to refuse to renew FIA licences to any driver or entity involved with Briatore.

As well as trying to overthrow his punishment, Briatore is also demanding compensation for the damage caused to his reputation - with a report in the Journal du Dimanche suggesting he is seeking as much as one million euros.

If the judges in Paris rule that there is a valid case, then the matter could go to trial in around one month's time, with a decision possible before the end of the year.
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