Mclaren Mercedes Guilty

[Elbow]

Dont know if anyone here has interest, but Mclaren Mercedes were found guilty of having secret Ferrari documents. They are fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors championship for 07, but the drives will still keep their points.

Discuss, what will this do to the team for the future? Anything.

[Halfwit]

big ass fine.

[speedminded]

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Former Ferrari technician says he was set up in secrets case

The former Ferrari mechanic accused of providing the team's design secrets to Formula One rival McLaren says he was the victim of a set-up.

"Someone gave away the designs but it wasn't me. Someone set me up and that person is still within Ferrari," Nigel Stepney said in an interview in Tuesday's editions of Italian daily La Repubblica.

In April, Stepney allegedly sent a 780-page technical dossier on Ferrari cars to McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan.

Stepney has denied it, although Ferrari won a court order to search Coughlan's home and the documents were found. Stepney was fired by Ferrari and Coughlan suspended by McLaren.

Stepney is also facing criminal charges filed by Ferrari against him in a Modena court for attempted sabotage before theMonaco Grand Prix.

A mysterious white powder was found on the gas tanks of Ferrari's cars on May 21, six days before the Monaco race, and traces of the powder have reportedly been found in a pair of Stepney's trousers.

"I didn't put it there," Stepney told La Repubblica. "They put the powder in my pants pocket while I was taking a shower."

Last week, motorsport's world governing body - FIA - ruled that McLaren did have sensitive Ferrari documents, but there was insufficient evidence that the data was misused and no punishment was handed out.

Stepney has indicated he was disappointed that he was not promoted to technical director when Ross Brawn left the team after last season. Stepney criticized Ferrari and the team responded by not sending him to races anymore at the beginning of this season.

Stepney told Repubblica that once he realized he was falling out of favor at Ferrari, he discovered some other disgruntled Ferrari employees and a few members of other teams who were thinking about forming a breakaway team.

"It would have been led by friend Ross Brawn," Stepney said.

Stepney also said he has already found a new job outside Italy and Formula One. He did not specify what it was.

[blacknightteg]

holy mother of fucking god. thats definetly going to look bad on their part from now on and shit who knos whats this is going to bring to the them from the FIA in the future, let alone the whole F1 program wow.

[speedminded]

Formula 1 is so hush hush about everything this will get pushed under the table and everyone will forget about it. The entire program is so secretive it's crazy.

[blacknightteg]

yeah i know thats why i love the damn F1 it is the most fucking prestigus sport in the world. i remember when i got the chance to go to the first F1 race that they had at the indianappolis speed way, its the coolest event i had ever been to, seeing those cars in person is one of the craziest experiences i have ever had and they are so fucking loud

[Elbow]

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Crazy stuff!

[1000cckiller]

yeah i know thats why i love the damn F1 it is the most fucking prestigus sport in the world. i remember when i got the chance to go to the first F1 race that they had at the indianappolis speed way, its the coolest event i had ever been to, seeing those cars in person is one of the craziest experiences i have ever had and they are so fucking loud

prestigus just went out the door if one of the biggest teams just cheated

[Kevykev]

" I didn't put it in there"


classic!