McLaren Found Guilty In F1 Espionage Case!... Well Sort Of

F1’s governing body on Thursday announced that McLaren will not be penalised following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris.

A statement, however, revealed that the 26 Council members did find Ron Dennis’ outfit guilty of breaching the International Sporting Code for possessing confidential Ferrari information. “However, there is insufficient evidence that this information was used in such a way as to interfere improperly with the FIA formula one world championship,” it read.

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SupraNeverBack - 7/26/2007 1:56:26 PM

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Big cheater.
WTF, chief engineer doesn't represent McLaren?

SevorbeupstryIsBack - 7/26/2007 3:04:36 PM

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If you would know anything about F1 in general and its history you wouldn't make those silly comments.

History is repeating itself, mon ami.

david989 - 7/26/2007 6:26:36 PM

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Toyota is an honorable company. They would never do this. Toyota has the technical sophistication other carmakers envy. Mercedes can't touch Toyota technology hence they copy from others. Toyota has done more for the environment than Mercedes.

johnct - 7/26/2007 8:08:41 PM

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On Sunday's, can I start going to the Toyota alter with you David?

Bill - 7/27/2007 10:18:06 AM

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David989, cut the BS.

Kinger - 7/27/2007 12:31:49 PM

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Heh, this david989 guy is funny.

"Mercedes can't touch Toyota technology"

Yeah, thats why Mercedes are top of the F1 world championship and Toyota have barely improved since they've joined F1.

Czelinski - 7/26/2007 3:24:50 PM

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Yeah, now they replicate legally.

Neverfollow - 7/26/2007 5:17:49 PM

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This amounts to nothing more than a slap on the wrist and does nothing to deter this type of behavior in the sport. I think a precedent should have been set with some stronger penalties to McLaren in the form of monetary fines, point reductions and/or race bannings.

Who cares that it was not used to influence the championship. There should have been a big 'ole "YET" after that statement. Ron Dennis shouldn't have accepted the information to begin with and should have reported Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan for even having it in the first place.

The "legal" department of the FIA should go after these guys. It's obvious to me they did it out of greed and vengeance and should be banned from the sport entirely.

If I was Ferrari's legal department, I would prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.