Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone wants to see Flavio Briatore remain with QPR.

Ecclestone, has told Briatore not to let the Renault race-fixing affair have any bearing on his interests in football.

Ecclestone, who is a QPR director, said: "Nobody is worrying about it at QPR. He [Briatore] says that he was not involved in what happened in Crashgate and has maintained that. But anyway, what has that got to do with football? He suffered a harsh punishment in Formula One but it is not as though he could do the same thing in football.

"He should simply tell the Football League his side of the story. Make his own case. The Football League should forget about Flavio Briatore and worry more about the people in football who really do need investigating."