McLaren escape punishment
Thursday 26th July 2007
McLaren have been escaped penalty by the FIA after Thursday's hearing ruled that there was insufficient evidence to suggest the team made use of stolen Ferrari secrets.
McLaren appeared before the World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Thursday, charged with 'fraudulent conduct' and having 'unauthorised possession of documents and confidential information belonging to Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro.'
And although the World Motor Sport Council found the Woking team guilty of possession of unauthorised Ferrari documents, they said there was no evidence that McLaren had used that information.
The team therefore escaped penalty, however, were warned that should further information come to light they could be charged again and would face severe penalties, including exclusion from the World Championship.