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Curbed (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Formula One racing magnate and serial supermodel dater Flavio Briatore has PriceChopped his One Beacon Court penthouse. He first listed it for $25 million more than a year ago, but it is now only $23 million (trendy zebra-patterned furniture not included). For those looking at the rental end of things instead, his Plaza apartment is also on offer for $65,000 a month. [Cityfile]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
• Renault consider options for continued participation • French car-maker will announce verdict before end of year Renault have postponed making an official decision on whether or not to follow Honda, BMW and Toyota out of formula one until the end of the year. The matter was discussed at a major board meeting in Paris on Wednesday. "You will have to be patient," Renault's chief...
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Europe Insight (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What's going on with Formula One? Only a day after Toyota pulled out of the world' most lucrative motor sport, French auto giant Renault is also thinking about pulling the plug. According to media reports, the company's board met on Nov. 4 to discuss the F1 team's future. No decision has yet been announced, but the future doesn't look too rosy. Just look at Renault's financial position . It posted...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A pair of shared penalties means QPR have taken a single point from two home matches in the space of four days, but this single point is enough, with their superior goal difference, to lift them four places and into the play-off positions. This London derby pitted the haves against the have-nots – the amassed fortunes of the QPR owners Lakshmi Mittal, Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore in...
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QPR REPORT (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
- - Visit also the combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard . If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything QPR-related (not infrequently not found on other QPR sites)and also QPR nostalgia, the QPR Report Messageboard has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR football material. All opinions welcome! - QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER! - Next: Leicester City...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Italian sports billionaire Flavio Briatore arrived in Malindi for a one-month holiday.
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F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
As Flavio Briatore faces exclusion from Formula 1 (pending the outcome of his case against the FIA next month) and possible ousting from Queens’ Park Rangers football club, it’s no surprise he’s in a hurry to downsize his property portfolio. He had this New York apartment on the market for $38m previously, but has now slashed [...]
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Soccer Pie (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Since Flavio Briatore bought Queens Park Rangers, everyone knew that Formula One world will intervene with the destiny of this famous football club from London. Lately it seems that this connection might be crucial for popular Hoops’ future. Actually, Briatore resigned to the post of Renault Formula One boss after the accusations of fixing last [...]
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Have you all watched your tivoed instances of the Brazilian Grand Prix ? Excellent! Then you know full well that Formula One ’s new champion is here and his name is… Jenson Button , the whiz kid of late 90s gokarting, who found himself in a Formula One car at the precocious age of 20. He would probably never have guessed the nine bleak years that would follow, 155 races with a single...
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Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Football League delays decision on Flavio Briatore s future in the sport until hearing into F1 ban
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F1 And Motorsport (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Paris high court has set a date for Flavio Briatore's legal action challenging the life ban he received from the IAF for his role in the Singapore GP crash affair.
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Williams CEO Adam Parr has gone on record saying more than just Williams have come out in opposition to expanding the field to 28 cars to make space for Sauber. Key to the opposition, says Parr, is the lack of research as to the implications of accommodating two more cars on the grid, including logistics and revenue. Parr believes no work has been carried out to check if it would be logistically possible...
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tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The Football League will only put QPR co-owner Flavio Briatore to the 'fit and proper person test' once his appeal against a lifetime ban from motor racing is heard. read more
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore will challenge his lifetime ban from motor racing on November 24 in the French courts.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Football League will take no action against Flavio Briatore's involvement with QPR until FIA makes decision on his lifetime ban appeal.
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habser | 09/23/2009
The FIA imposed a two-year suspended ban on Renault for being involved in fixing the result of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have received bans from motorsport as well. FIA’s World Motor Sport Council members were in a meeting in Paris recently.