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Outside looking in: Pat Symonds on F1

Pat Symonds may have been out of F1 since the Singapore race-fixing scandal, but that hasn't stopped him keeping close tabs on the sport and where it is heading. He talked to Jonathan Noble about F1, about his plans, and much more

Pat Symonds may never be able to totally escape the shadow of the events that took place at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix - but for him, the fallout of it has at least served as a reality check to help him appreciate the Formula 1 world even more than before

As part of an agreement reached with the FIA after the Singapore case, he is not allowed to work for an F1 team until the start of 2013 - but that has not stopped him keeping close to the world of grand prix racing.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.