FIA at Work, Spy Saga 2
12-06-2007, 05:57 PM
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Renault escapes penalty in WSMC hearing
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=41405
Renault has escaped without penalty at Thursday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council hearing in Monaco – despite being found guilty of possessing technical secrets leaked from rival McLaren. In a ruling that mirrored its initial verdict on the McLaren/Ferrari spy case, the WMSC deemed that Renault had breached Article 151c of the International Sporting Code, but saw fit not to impose any sanctions. No explanation was given for the decision, but the FIA said it would publish the reasoning behind the verdict tomorrow (Friday).
“An extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council was held in Monaco on December 6, 2007,” the governing body said in a statement. “The World Council found Renault F1 to be in breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting Code but imposed no penalty. “Detailed reasons for this decision will be issued on December 7, 2007, and a transcript of the proceedings will be published as soon as possible thereafter.” When it spared McLaren from a penalty in July, the WMSC cited “insufficient evidence” that the team had used or benefited from confidential technical information belonging to Ferrari.
But after new evidence came to light it dramatically overturned that decision, excluding McLaren from the 2007 constructors’ world championship and fining the team $100 million. It explained the volte face by saying the new evidence showed that McLaren had committed a more serious breach than was originally appreciated, and that a number of its staff had demonstrated an intention to use the information to its advantage even if it could not prove that they had actually done so.
Renault has escaped without penalty at Thursday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council hearing in Monaco – despite being found guilty of possessing technical secrets leaked from rival McLaren. In a ruling that mirrored its initial verdict on the McLaren/Ferrari spy case, the WMSC deemed that Renault had breached Article 151c of the International Sporting Code, but saw fit not to impose any sanctions. No explanation was given for the decision, but the FIA said it would publish the reasoning behind the verdict tomorrow (Friday).
“An extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council was held in Monaco on December 6, 2007,” the governing body said in a statement. “The World Council found Renault F1 to be in breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting Code but imposed no penalty. “Detailed reasons for this decision will be issued on December 7, 2007, and a transcript of the proceedings will be published as soon as possible thereafter.” When it spared McLaren from a penalty in July, the WMSC cited “insufficient evidence” that the team had used or benefited from confidential technical information belonging to Ferrari.
But after new evidence came to light it dramatically overturned that decision, excluding McLaren from the 2007 constructors’ world championship and fining the team $100 million. It explained the volte face by saying the new evidence showed that McLaren had committed a more serious breach than was originally appreciated, and that a number of its staff had demonstrated an intention to use the information to its advantage even if it could not prove that they had actually done so.
12-07-2007, 11:42 AM
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http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/41985/
This article gives an indication of how convoluted this thing really is. The 08 McLaren car has benefited from the stolen information and Todt has seen some/all of the data by nature of him being on the WMSC.
This article gives an indication of how convoluted this thing really is. The 08 McLaren car has benefited from the stolen information and Todt has seen some/all of the data by nature of him being on the WMSC.
12-07-2007, 02:54 PM
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Yes. That and Renault casually put it out there that if they were hit with a penalty similar to McLaren's penalty, that they might walk away from F1 altogether.
12-07-2007, 05:58 PM
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