A deal has been struck that will prevent the breakaway of eight Formula One teams to form a new series, according to a FIA statement following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris this morning.
McLaren have been given a suspended three-race ban for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix, as team principal Martin Whitmarsh’s strategy for handling the crisis was shown to have paid off admirably.
On the eve of McLaren’s appearance in front of the World Motorsport Council on five charges of bringing Formula One into disrepute, there is a glimmer of hope for the team of the reigning world champion.
McLaren has moved to seize the initiative on the verge of its appearance in front of the FIA on Wednesday on charges of bringing Formula One into disrepute.
McLaren has been summoned to appear before the World Motorsport Council at the end of March to explain its employees’ actions in misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix.
The Malaysian Grand Prix weekend might be drawing to a close, but there seems to still be plenty of trouble in store for McLaren.
Max Mosley has struck a public blow for probity, transparency and separation of powers in regulatory bodies. Come on, pick yourself off up the floor and stop laughing. He really did.
The FIA vote which handed McLaren a £50 million fine may not have been conducted in line with the organisation’s own rules, according to a story in today’s Independent.
The magnitude of the punishment handed out to McLaren by the World Motor Sport Council has astonished much of the racing community.
McLaren has been fined $100m and docked all its 2007 constructors’ points a in ’spygate’ verdict that team boss Ron Dennis called undeserved but rivals Ferrari lauded as satisfactory.
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