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Flavio Briatore

Flavio Briatore is an Italian businessman who is famous in the sporting world for managing Formula One racing teams and for co-owning Queens Park Rangers. Briatore had a fairly innocuous upbringing and business career until he became a friend and business partner with Luciano Benetton of Benetton clothing. The company’s rapid expansion in the U.S. and Briatore’s position as director of American Operations made him a wealthy man very quickly. Briatore was then made commercial director of the Benetton Formula One team before becoming managing director. His signing of Michael Schumacher from Jordan proved inspired and brought the team great success until Schumacher went to Ferrari in 1994. After purchasing several struggling race teams he became managing director of Renault in 2000, where he made yet another great find in Fernando Alonso. Briatore stayed at Renault until the recent scandal over an intentional crash at the Singapore GP led him to resign.

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Secret talks led to my ban, claims Flavio Briatore

13.11.09
Flavio Briatore claims his life ban from motorsport was a result of secret talks held the night before the hearing into Crashgate... more

Flavio Briatore chasing FIA compensation

12.11.09
Flavio Briatore is claiming £900,000 in compensation as he appeals his life ban from motor sport for Crashgate, it has been claimed... more

League plays waiting game over Flavio Briatore

20.10.09
The Football League plan to wait on the outcome of Flavio Briatore's bid to overturn his lifetime ban from motor racing before taking any action themselves... more

Flavio Briatore fights for Queens Park Rangers role

19.10.09
Flavio Briatore has launched a legal challenge to his life ban from Formula One which, if successful, would almost certainly confirm his right to remain the owner of Queens Park Rangers... more

Sporting Miscellanies

19.10.09
Regarding the Freakiest Premier League Goal EVER, the one I feel really sorry isn't Rafa Benitez or Pepe Reina...it's Nena... more

QPR forced to wait for a decision on Flavio Briatore ban

08.10.09
Queens Park Rangers fans were left sweating today as the Football League delayed making a decision over whether Flavio Briatore can continue as their co-owner... more

Sporting Miscellanies: Flush Flavio need not fear the knife of Brian

25.09.09
Matthew Norman wonders what loophole Brian Mawhinney will find to save Flavio Briatore, laments the break-up of Chas and Dave, and commends well-meaning dog rescuer Petr Cech... more

Briatore makes plans for his victory party

25.09.09
Flavio Briatore claims he had been betrayed by Formula One over his lifetime ban from the sport and vows to hold a big party when he emerges victorious from the Crashgate scandal... more

Shamed Renault are set to continue in Formula One

23.09.09
Renault have confirmed their intention to remain in Formula One despite the stain on their reputation caused by the Singapore race-fix scandal... more

Flavio Briatore could sue FIA over ‘excessive’ penalty

22.09.09
Flavio Briatore may take legal action against motor sport’s governing body and his case has been backed by a member of the panel which banned him from Formula One... more

It’s the end for Flavio as he’s kicked out of F1 over Crashgate

21.09.09
Indefinite ban for disgraced Italian will cost him millions and casts doubt on his future as co-owner of QPR... more

Flavio Briatore drove me to the lowest point of my life, says Nelson Piquet Jnr

21.09.09
Nelson Piquet Junior has accused Flavio Briatore of putting him through hell as the driver apologised for his part in Crashgate... more

Renault may dodge ban because of links to rivals

21.09.09
Renault will find out today if they still have a future in Formula One following an extraordinary meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council in Paris.... more

Nelson Piquet Snr wants to set son free from contract with Flavio Briatore

18.09.09
Nelson Piquet Snr is threatening to take Flavio Briatore to court in the hope of extricating his son from the deal in place with the disgraced Renault team boss... more

Crashgate could still affect Flavio Briatore's QPR ownership

17.09.09
A ban for planning one of the worst cases of cheating in Formula One could have repercussions for the London club... more

Flavio Briatore’s public shame heaps more pain on F1

16.09.09
After ‘Liegate’ and ‘Spygate’, this latest admission that Renault told a driver to deliberately crash will further injure the beleaguered sport... more

Renault boss sues over ‘outrageous’ race crash claims

11.09.09
Renault have today launched legal proceedings against Nelson Piquet Junior and Nelson Piquet Senior in the latest twist to the 'crash-gate' scandal... more

Nelson Piquet statement

03.08.09
Renault's Nelson Piquet released a strongly-worded statement after he was told he would not be continuing to drive for the team this season... more

Flavio Briatore: Max Mosley must shut it

22.06.09
Formula One: Flavio Briatore today warned Max Mosley to drop the insults, bearing in mind the revelations about his own private life... more

I snubbed ‘bitter’ Flavio Briatore’s bid to sign me, says Jenson Button

17.04.09
Formula One: Jenson Button has become involved in an extraordinary slanging match with Renault boss Flavio Briatore who claimed the British driver was as slow as “a kerbstone”... more

Briatore desperate for salary cap

24.03.09
Football: Queens Park Rangers chairman Flavio Briatore today called for a salary cap to be introduced as proposals emerged over a luxury tax designed to redistribute player wealth throughout football... more

Flavio is getting a kick out of his hoop dreams

30.12.08
QPR owner denies he wants to pick the team and says he just wants to have fun on the way to promotion... more

Hands-on Flavio Briatore may hold back Hoops' dreams

28.10.08
Football: Flavio Briatore may have saved QPR but his interference in team management has the potential to be a big problem... more

Beauty and the billionaire: Bloated Flavio Briatore entertains his stunning wife

26.08.08
Flavio Briatore was sunning himself with his stunning wife Elisabetta Gregoraci when he took a tumble climbing into his dingy. ... more

What's next for Next - in English, please

12.08.08
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F1 tycoon Briatore on fast track to success at Rangers

04.08.08
Dowie's men must hit top gear if they are to satisfy the promotion ambitions of the club's co-owner... more

Flavio Briatore in new call to revamp F1

30.07.08
Grand Prix team principal Flavio Briatore could be on a collision course with close friend and business partner Bernie Ecclestone... more

So what did attract this gorgeous Italian model to overweight millionaire Flavio Briatore?

16.07.08
Formula One playboy Flavio Briatore has dated a string of models in his time - including Naomi Campbell and Heidi Klum - and his latest companion is no exception.... more

QPR bank £1m bonus with Abbey

18.06.08
Bank will become the club's official financial partner as part of a two-year deal... more

Flavio finds 'the new Schumacher' at QPR

24.04.08
Briatore got it right when he hired the F1 ace as a rookie and says Angelo Balanta will have the same effect on Rangers... more

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  • Facts
  • Briatore initially came under criticism for his decision to replace Jensen Button with the unproven Fernando Alonso however he was eventually proved right.
  • Briatore created and owns the Billionaire brand, which has clothing and sportswear lines, as well as a nightclub.
  • Briatore is joint owner of QPR with Bernie Ecclestone and Lakshmi Mittal.

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