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Old 22 Apr 2013, 01:03 (Ref:3237637)   #1
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 03:16 (Ref:3237669)   #2
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I saw it. This does NOT look good. Military police sounds bad enough. Then you add resisting arrest, alcohol, narcotics, and a suspended license to the mix, well, that's a nasty stack of charges.
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 07:03 (Ref:3237717)   #3
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Well that seems strange but if you follow the link there is also something there about rebellion building there own chassis for LMP1
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 08:51 (Ref:3237766)   #4
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Thats a shame for Melo that hes ended up like this. Ive often wondered what hes been up to since he drove for Luxury Racing last year in WEC. Last I heard he was doing some tv work for a Brazilian network although Im not 100% on this.

Sounds like he has some personal issues to sort out but resisting arrest by the military police doesnt help at all.
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 09:04 (Ref:3237777)   #5
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Yeah really a shame that a guy can slip from being on the podium at Le Mans last year to this.
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 09:10 (Ref:3237784)   #6
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Well that seems strange but if you follow the link there is also something there about rebellion building there own chassis for LMP1
Think that's probably just a quirk of Speed.com's "more like this" engine, i.e. they're both "about" sportscars and written by John Dagys, rather than implying any connection between Melo's arrest and Rebellion's future plans...
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 09:51 (Ref:3237795)   #7
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I am not suggesting any link with melo but it was just interesting news
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Former Ferrari factory driver charged with drunk driving, under influence of narcotics after resisting arrest from military police following car accident...
That's a hilarious sentence. From least craziest to the creaziest.
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 18:58 (Ref:3238052)   #9
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At least no one got hurt. If proven guilty...what a stupid thing to do.
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 19:22 (Ref:3238062)   #10
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How do bail conditions work in Brazil?
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Old 22 Apr 2013, 20:39 (Ref:3238099)   #11
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Backhander ..... 3rd world politics I expect .

I wish Melo all the best .

Whatever the results of this alledged crime ..... if drugs are involved , he wont be allowed to race in any FIA sanctioned events ..... much like Enge .
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Old 23 Apr 2013, 01:02 (Ref:3238188)   #12
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It all went down hill for Melo after he got released from AF Corse. :/
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Perhaps a story of chickens and eggs - and it was Ferrari/Corse Clienti, I think, not AF Corse which was just one of the placements for factory drivers.

As for an FIA ban, it's possible but it's a different beast from either of the Enge situations. For one, both times Enge ran afoul of FIA-administered tests. The other is that the second Enge situation is more complicated since unlike the cannabis test there was clearly something involving a health issue, what with the statement that he had been and would continue talking with the FIA and that he was under the impression his treatment regime was OK.

The military police bit sounds sinister, but it probably is less so. For one, as I understand military police are the active patrol police at the state level in Brazil. For another, he was arrested in a courtyard of a military police station, so who else could have done it?
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Old 23 Apr 2013, 08:10 (Ref:3238268)   #14
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Fleeing the scene, by running into the courtyard of a police station, only to resist arrest. Not alot of thought went into that. This has really taken me by surprise.

The important thing is that nobody got hurt.
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Old 23 Apr 2013, 08:32 (Ref:3238277)   #15
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Resisting arrest , also means , while being arrested , you say "no , your not arresting me as I haven't done anything wrong" ..... under Florida law . It could be quite that simple too .
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Did someone ask why he was drop from Ferrari Corse Clienti in first place? Perhaps the answer is there.
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The military police bit sounds sinister, but it probably is less so. For one, as I understand military police are the active patrol police at the state level in Brazil. For another, he was arrested in a courtyard of a military police station, so who else could have done it?
Ya, not really anything sinister about the Military Police bit... they're just the police at state level in Brazil. The legal system is complex and messy in Brazil, but if Melo is from a well to do family, it might help oil the wheels of justice so to speak and ensure the 'complexity' is minimised. A sad situation though.
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why all this reminds me max payne 3? hope the best for melo.
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From a rich family, nightclubbing, allegedly driving without a licence under the influence of narcotics and alcohol.....and people are wishing him all the best ? Sounds like a spoilt brat who has too much money and no personal responsibility.
I hope he gets all that he deserves, he could have killed some innocent people.
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From a rich family, nightclubbing, allegedly driving without a licence under the influence of narcotics and alcohol.....and people are wishing him all the best ? Sounds like a spoilt brat who has too much money and no personal responsibility.
I hope he gets all that he deserves, he could have killed some innocent people.
I'm not sure that people are condoning what he allegedly did... I certainly am not... Rather the sadness is related to the squandering of a race career.
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Rather the sadness is related to the squandering of a race career.
There will always be quick drivers that, you know, don't do drugs. Drivers that don't make it into F1 will get filtered down to sportscar racing. Weed out the bad crop. (pun intended )

But in all seriousness, nothing of value was lost with this incident.
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I'm not sure that people are condoning what he allegedly did... I certainly am not... Rather the sadness is related to the squandering of a race career.
Basically that. What he did was stupid and I certainly dont think anybody is codoning that-its more so the disappointment in the direction that his life has taken.
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Im going to miss his talent for sure ..... sad loss to sportscars .

So , who here doesn't have a skeleton in their wardrobe then ?
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Im going to miss his talent for sure ..... sad loss to sportscars .

So , who here doesn't have a skeleton in their wardrobe then ?
Don't think there are many of us who have drink and drug driven and resist arrest from the Police.

As skeletons go...
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His sportscar career was already compromised because of his mistakes during 2011 season and a bit of unluck (luxury racing withdraw). Adrian Sutil had worse issues with law and somehow he managed to come back in F1.
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