This is getting messy
The Renault F1 team today fired back at Nelson Piquet Jr. and accused him and his famous father of trying to blackmail the team:“…The ING Renault F1 Team and its Managing Director Flavio Briatore personally, wish to state that they have commenced criminal proceedings against Nelson Piquet Junior and Nelson Piquet Senior in France concerning the making of false allegations and a related attempt to blackmail the team into allowing Mr Piquet Jnr to drive for the remainder of the 2009 season.”
It now appears obvious that the situation between Piquet and Renault (Flavio, specifically) has been acrimonious for a long time. You don’t go public with these accusations unless you’ve been unable to resolve them in other ways. Veracity aside, bringing your conflict into the public arena is risky. It neither guarantees success, nor puts either side — accuser or accused — in a good light.
I have a bad feeling this one will be going on for a while.
From planetF1.com.
