McLaren fined $100 million - Lateral-g Forums

**XcYZ** · #1 09-13-2007, 03:41 PM

FIA stripped McLaren of all constructors points and fined them $100 million as a result of the spygate deal. Damn!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/6991147.stm

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The team were also fined a record $100m (£49.2m), which includes any prize and television money they would have earned from the constructors' championship.

But drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso can keep their points.

The team must also prove there is no Ferrari "intellectual property" in their cars next year before racing.

**Rybar** · #2 09-13-2007, 04:03 PM

Damn!

I thought they were going to get off. Although I am a Ferrari fan at heart I am glad they left the drivers points alone as the season has been quite competetive.

buickfunnycar.com · #3 09-13-2007, 06:49 PM

scary part is that's just chump change to those teams...

**Rybar** · #4 09-13-2007, 07:17 PM

Mclaren's team budget for 07 was $450 mil and Ferrari was $270 mil

That's almost a 1/4 of thier budget. Not exactly chump change.

RECOVERY ROOM · #5 09-13-2007, 09:49 PM

I wish i made the kind of money it takes to pay a fine that big,because you know there still going to be in business.That makes my $300. speeding ticket sound a little better

RedRyder · #6 09-14-2007, 12:12 AM

so what kind of parts or info was passed to the McLaren engineer? All the articles are vague and don't mention what was leaked or how they could have benefitted from it.

tyoneal · #7 09-14-2007, 02:16 AM

Wouldn't you like to an evening going through that book?

Ty

eville · #8 09-14-2007, 08:52 AM

I heard it was their 750 page technical document. I'm thinking it was... EVERYTHING!

T Bell · #9 09-14-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RedRyder

so what kind of parts or info was passed to the McLaren engineer? All the articles are vague and don't mention what was leaked or how they could have benefitted from it.

If they told you they would have to fine you as well.

rockdogz · #10 09-15-2007, 12:00 AM

The story I heard was that the wife of the guy from McClaren took the 780 page manual to Kinko's and the guy who worked there recognized it as being Ferrari material and knew that this was the McClaren guy's wife, and he called Ferrari.