Yeah, just read the news on Yahoo. Utter utter bullshit if you ask me, this reeks of Bernie poo. If Renault had been found guilty then there's no way Alonso would have signed for them, and seeing as no other team wants him......seems like Lewis isn't the FIA's golden boy after all.
Maybe the FIA should check the E-Mails of all the Renault employees, one might say 'silver cars' and they will get a KajillionBillionWillion dollar fine.
No point, according to the WMSC they were too stupid to understand what it did the first time, so when they tried to use the information to gain an advantage it didn't work. I might go commit a murder and claim that I saw someone else do it, but I didn't understand what it was.
There's a difference between claiming and actually not understanding. Commit your murder and pretend you didn't understand = gaol. Commit your murder and be diagnosed with some severe brain problem and you're sentence more likely to be quashed to manslaughter.
Either way its still a punishment, something Renault did not get. By the same logic Mclarens 2008 car should be deemed totally legal, since the Ferrari data they had was of the 2007 car, and they do not have access to any new Ferrari data. Renault had old Mclaren drawings, and no access to new Mclaren drawings, so they were let off...whats the difference? Both had the old car drawings while developing their new ones.
EDIT: First Grand Prix of 2008, Renault are under investigation after the FIA discovered a T damper shaped like a J on their car.
Remember, McLaren we let off on the same principle. It was only later, additonal, information that got them their $100m fine.
If you know any more about Renaults use of the information, then please let the FIA know. If not, then shut up and stop moaning because you don't know 10% of the facts (and you won't know more than about 50% even after the report is published. Just accept that the WMSC felt punishment, for WHATEVER reason, wasn't required, and lets move on from this childish spying affair.
I didn't know you worked for the FIA Tristan, you went from agreeing that this is all stupid and taking the piss, to telling me to shutup and stop moaning about it. Hello Mr Pot, my names Kettle, how do you take your tea?
McLaren were punished after the FIA established their was a 'flow of information' as I understand it.
Now correct me if I am wrong... but McLaren IP on Renaults computer system that was discussed by 4 engineers represents a 'flow of information' does it not?
Also consider in the first case Ferrari IP was NOT found on McLaren premises (again as I understand it) unlike this current case.
It isn't the same as the first case, and in my opinion does not represent a fair precedent.
I still think its mad, if your going to punish one team so much for one incident like this, then surely all the other similar incidents should recieve a punishment equal to it. But the FIA seems to pick and choose what teams are allowed to break the rules.
BBC sports says it's £25.2m but doesn't say for how many years.
I wonder if Heikki will get the McLaren seat. I think he deserves a good seat after he improved a lot through last season but then again I don't think he would come off looking very good against Hamilton. Which other seats are still open? Only Toyota right?
I think McLaren are going to have a tough time finding a replacement for Alonso. Look at the current driver market; we have R. Schumacher, Fisichella and Kovalainen looking for new teams. Of those, the only one I'd pick is Kovalainen and he, as you rightly pointed out, might not want to partner Hamilton.
The other obvious problem with the Hamilton/Kovalainen pairing is a complete lack of experience.
if i would him i would p**s off cos many people think he is a bit of a t**t, but thats my opinion,also cos of the secrets,suposidly, with ferrari, whichever team he goes to could theoretically be done for spying