Piquet should have been banned too

Racing drivers are in the paddock and controversies are firmly in the driving seat. The past two seasons will be remembered for all the nasties committed by the men at the helm of the sport. Actually not at the helm alone, but also by little boys who are backed by their super dads.
Read Nelsinho. Aka wimp, coward, immature, monumental disgrace and other adjectives not fit to print. If Flavio Briatore received a life time ban for his deadly indiscretions, then Piquet Junior should be given five of them. The FIA gave him immunity so that he may sing like a canary. Didn't the slow driver realize that he was shooting himself in his racing feet when he decided to clear his conscience? Behaving like a slack, disgruntled worker who got laid off because he did the dirty deed!
Guns don't kill people, but people kill people is the premise that got him his pardon, although that might remain on paper alone. Should the Singapore government decide to extradite him along with the main culprits, he will have to face the consequences as the FIA immunity is worth pretty much nothing in the tough Singaporean courts.
The F1 coterie is a small and closely-knit one and this will dawn on the slow lad of a quick father rather fast. Virgin recently announced that they have no intention of signing him on as they do not have room for cheats. He also quite doesn't understand the ramifications of his bringing down a heavy weight such as Flavio who is not allowed to be near any jurisdiction of the FIA. But his close proximity and partnership with friend Bernie Ecclestone, the most powerful man in F1, can ensure that Nelson may not find an F1 seat in a hurry. It is noteworthy that Ecclestone has already made his intention of helping Flavio back on his feet.
The collateral damage includes Symonds, the achievement of Button, Force India's meteoric rise and most of all, Formula One itself. Even though it is well known that match-fixing exists in every sport, there is the nature of this daring and dangerous and successful manipulation that will stand out for time immemorial.
Just as time has chosen to wound an old heal, it will heal an old wound. Wrong. Grosjean decided to reenact his erstwhile teammate's deadly move and crashed at the very same place, so that the memory of F1's darkest day was kept alive. The demise of Renault F1 is around the next corner and will be hastened by the exit of the $100 million sponsor ING. How many more backers of F1 will quit citing this very reason is the question.
However, the luminaries that light up the fabulous street circuit in Singapore are oblivious to the dirty deeds done at night. As the beastly machines continue their nocturnal prowl around, hungrily looking for valuable points, I am sure that their pilots must be pondering if all this is worth it. But the men that have brought disgrace to the sport must be running out of soul to search. Flavio and Pat, damn your conniving souls!