Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatoreis an Italian businessman. He started his career as a restaurant manager and insurance salesman in Italy. Briatore was convicted in Italy on several fraud charges in the 1980s, though the convictions were successively extinguished by an amnesty. Briatore set up a number of successful Benetton franchises as a fugitive in the Virgin Islands and the United States. In 1990, he was promoted by Luciano Benetton to manager of the Benetton Formula One racing team, which became Renault F1...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 April 1950
CityVerzuolo, Italy
accidents catch difficult everybody fantastic flying focused great happen hard job needed perfect pushing saw stay stops strategy team until
This was a very difficult race, and Fernando has got another fantastic result. The whole team did a great job, with some perfect stops and the strategy was what we needed. Everybody did a great job today. Fisico was pushing hard and really flying when he crashed. I think he did a great job too, but sometimes accidents happen - as we saw with Montoya as well. Fernando did the job he needed to, and now I think it will be difficult for Raikkonen to catch him; but the constructors' championship is much closer, and we will stay focused on that until the end.
afternoon car controlled deal fantastic great race situations start win
This was a fantastic win for Fernando. He had a great car this afternoon and he controlled the race from start to finish. There were a lot of complicated situations to deal with and he did it brilliantly.
cost costs difference formula maybe million percent team teams understand
The GP2 championship costs 0.65 percent of what the Formula One championship costs, ... I don't understand why GP2 cost $2.5 million and our team and other teams cost maybe between $300 and $500 million. I do not see what the difference is.
catch difficult
It will be difficult for Raikkonen to catch him.
deal depends four last table three
The deal has been on the table for the last three or four weeks. It depends when the manufacturers want to sign.
relationship
The relationship between us and Giancarlo is fantastic,
action drivers track
There will be more action and the drivers will have to be on the track a lot more.
alongside fight team
So when Fernando got alongside him, he didn't fight his team mate. It is not about team orders, it is about working as a team.
choose clothing company dream football formula longer love management maybe moment people produce product run stick techniques whether
I think so. The techniques of management are the same whether you run a clothing company or a football club. Management is the way you produce your product - your efficiency, your creativity, and the people you choose to make the dream come true. Now I stick to what I love for the moment - formula one. When I no longer have that love maybe I try football again.
looking
I was looking at the No. 1. That's the only thing I was looking at.
aggressive crucial defend develop driver engineers impressed role season tests
He has demonstrated that he is a talented, aggressive driver in the GP2 series, and he has impressed our engineers during his tests with the team. The test driver's role will be crucial during 2006 as we develop our V8 engine through the season to defend the World Championship.
believed brain driving including incredibly
He is incredibly cool. Not emotional, no mistakes, always thinking. I always believed the brain is important in any business, including driving the car.
certain conditions false five formula french honda information jobs leave press stay
I have read in the French press that Renault is going to leave Formula One. These journalists need new jobs - they had false information which they disseminated everywhere. Renault want to stay in Formula One under certain conditions which is the same as Mercedes, BMW, Honda and Toyota. Five us want certain conditions.
attracts driver efficient good moves pay team
I pay enough. The driver moves around but the team stays. What you need is a solid, efficient team. This attracts a good driver.