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FIA loves Ferrari, hates McLaren
By Wolfie | September 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6991147.stm
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/9/6767.html
It’s been obvious for a few years that the FIA - the governing body of Formula One motor racing - are big fans of Ferrari. Today it’s been shown that they will do all they can to bring Ferrari back to the top when Ferrari’s cars and drivers aren’t doing the job. In the “spying”row that still hasn’t been adequately explained to the viewing public, McLaren have now been found guilty, excluded from the constructors championship and fined $100m.
Isn’t it about time the farce that Formula One has become was put out to grass?
Update: the FIA has published it’s full decision on the issue (read it here); looks like - despite what they’ve said in public - McLaren were a bit more involved in the whole thing, and that there was a regular throughput of information from Stepney (Ferrari) to Coughlan (McLaren) rather than just the one document. What the FIA has not been able to do, though, is to prove conclusively that the leaked information was used to make changes to the McLaren cars.
I suppose, really, that no-one should be surprised by this level of industrial espionage in Formula One. There is a lot of money at stake, which makes the actual racing almost a secondary consideration.
Categories: Motorsport |
Tags: Ferrari, Formula One, McLaren
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