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Briatore denies team orders at Renault

Flavio Briatore has denied that Renault imposed illegal team orders in the Turkish grand prix. Title rival McLaren's test driver Pedro de la Rosa was the most publicly outspoken after Giancarlo Fisichella allegedly let Renault team leader Fernando Alonso pass in the Istanbul race's early laps. "If others think they need to try and pressure us by saying that, then it is a good sign," Briatore - the team principal - said on Monday.

Moreover, 'Flav' said Renault allow pit-to-car radio transmissions, like the one heard in Istanbul, to be aired because the Enstone based outfit 'have nothing to hide. "Giancarlo is a team player. When Fernando got alongside him, he didn't fight his teammate. It is not about team orders," Briatore concluded, "it is about working as a team."

Asked what Fisichella's goals were for the remaining five races of 2005, the Roman driver replied: "To try to help Renault win both championships."

Unlike at recent grands prix, meanwhile, Renault's task against McLaren appears a little less difficult for Monza. Although the blue and yellows struggled for engine power in the past, its 2005 V10 - so crucial on the super fast Autodromo Nazionale - is now as mighty as any rival team's.

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