Sep.27 Flavio Briatore is aiming to 'raise the bar' in Formula 1 with his new role. Once banned from the paddock over the ‘crashgate' scandal of over a decade ago, the former Renault boss and driver manager is now back in a different role. 'My contact with Bernie (Ecclestone) was never cut off,' he told Sport Bild, 'and it was the same with Stefano Domenicali. 'I'm a close friend of his and I only came back because of him.' Domenicali reportedly wanted Briatore, 72, to have an ambassadorial and consulting role on the commercial side of the sport. 'With the takeover by Liberty Media, Formula 1 has changed in recent years for the better,' said the Italian. 'The racing is more exciting...
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