McLaren accept spy-row findings
December 13, 2007
The BBC is reporting that McLaren have admitted that leaked Ferrari data had been more “widely disseminated” within the team. “It has become clear that Ferrari information was more widely disseminated within McLaren than was previously communicated,” it said on the website.
“McLaren has written to the World Motor Sport Council to apologise that it has taken an FIA investigation to find this information and have expressed our deep regret that our understanding of the facts was improved as a result of the FIA inspection rather than our own investigations.”
A Ferrari statement said: “In the light of McLaren’s apology, and the guarantees it has presented, Ferrari respects the proposal of the FIA president to cancel the extraordinary general meeting of the WMSC scheduled for 14 February, thus bringing this incident to a close from a sporting point of view.
Formula1.com is reporting on the areas that McLaren will not continue development ‘quickshift, fast fill, and the use of CO2 as a tyre gas’ in order to ensure that there is no possibility of Ferrari information inspiring the design of their new car. In addition, it includes the complete statement from McLaren.
As reported at Autosport.com, the FIA has requested to cancel the February 14th meeting now that McLaren has apologized. Hopefully this is finally behind us now.
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