The McLaren penalty

I believe the drivers are allowed on the podium but no McLaren representative to receive a constructors trophy.

 

ah.

 

Naive question...what will the fine payment be used for by the FIA ?

They should give it to the Spyker F1 team for a laugh...

 

I'm sure FIA and Bernie can put $31m to good use.

 

Thanks for reminding me.

 

F1 is a total yawn -- almost as bad as cricket.

I fail to see its attraction, unless you're behind the wheel.

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Paul

 

There's more!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6999248.stm

I really feel for Ron Dennis (yes, as a Ferrari fan it hurts), I hate to think what I'd have done in his place after being shafted by people so close to him. Yet he's still trying to be very fair to them. I read that it might have been Ron himself who alerted the FIA about the emails after Alonso tried to blackmail him with them. Apparently Ron chose to call his bluff instead. If this is true then I don't see why the driver were granted immunity. There must be some way he can fire him surely!

P.S. Paul, I agree. I haven't watched a race in ages, find it too boring.

 

Dev,

I guess if you enjoy it, you enjoy it. In my opinion there's little entertainment value watching some non-descript, almost identical looking, racing cars going round and round a racetrack. It's monotonous in the extreme.

If or when there's a crash (with no-one getting hurt) that's the only time anything 'exciting' happens, but the rest of the time it's mind-numbingly boring. I'd rather watch stock car racing -- at least you get plenty of 'action'!

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Paul

 

This is rich, coming from Montoya (IMO).

According to this report, if it wasn't for Alonso lashing out at Ron Dennis in Hungary no "new evidence" would have reached FIA and none of this would have happened.