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Inside Line: Why we use quotes from the rogues' gallery

Many times when this site quotes the likes of Pat Symonds and Flavio Briatore, readers quite angrily – and rightfully – question why these guys get column inches. Symonds and Briatore emerged as villains after their role in the infamous 2008 Singapore Grand Prix ‘Crashgate, the scandal that tarnished the sport and put an end to their role with Renault. Briatore was suspended from all Formula 1 and FIA-sanctioned events indefinitely, whilst Symonds received a five-year ban. Their bans were subsequently overturned by a French court, although they both agreed not to work in Formula 1 or FIA-sanctioned events for a specified time as part of a later settlement reached with the...
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