Briatore was banned for his role in the "crash-gate" scandal which shook F1 last year.

BBC: FIA challenges decision to reverse Flavio Briatore ban

While the damaging effects of "crash-gate" were discussed extensively under Singapore's darkening skies, many in F1 were unwilling to comment publicly on the punishment doled out by the FIA in Paris on Monday.

BBC: F1 returns to scene of the crime

The Singapore paddock was fretting with talk of another scandal to come before the season is out and perhaps that is why few wanted to judge Renault and the "crash-gate" plotters too harshly.

BBC: F1 returns to scene of the crime

The ruling, by governing body the FIA, may have put a full stop on the "crash-gate" scandal but there was nevertheless a tangible sense of frustration among the F1 fraternity as they returned to the scene of the crime.

BBC: F1 returns to scene of the crime