At a hearing held at the International Automobile Federation (FIA) headquarters in Paris in September 2009. The McLaren Formula One team got their much-anticipated decision about the Ferrari spy scandal that has shaken the sport to its core.
A comprehensive technical dossier on Ferrari F1 vehicles was discovered at the residence of McLaren’s head designer, Mike Coughlan. He was later suspended, sparking an inquiry into the British team in July.
After the hearing, McLaren received a $100 million fine. Also, they lost all previous and future constructors’ championship points. Although drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were spared punishment.
After the hearing, McLaren team manager Ron Dennis held a press conference. It was to restate the investigation’s conclusions and to stress his team’s innocence.
The group was able to go on with the race. The two drivers who are leading the series were Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. They were permitted to keep their points and were still in the running for the drivers’ championship. In the 57-year history of the F1, it was the worst penalty ever meted out to a team.
McLaren was disqualified From the 2007 Season
The association, often known as FIA, claimed to have “In the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship, all constructor points for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes were taken away. For the balance of the season, the squad is also unable to score any points.” The FIA also stated that the team will not get any of the sport’s revenue this year.
The points earned by the other constructors thus far in 2007 will not be impacted, according to the WMSC. With four races left, Ferrari, which leads BMW Sauber by 57 points, is handed the championship as a result of this decision.
The formal explanation for the WMSC’s choice was made public. A tip-off regarding Alonso and test driver Pedro de la Rosa’s email and text correspondence is also said to have prompted the hearing.
It wasn’t apparent from these talks if the McLaren MP4-development 22’s was recommended. If that was in any way affected by the substantial Ferrari F2007 paperwork that Mike Coughlan, McLaren’s then-suspended head designer, was discovered to have in his hands.
The FIA launched its own inquiry to see if McLaren had violated a provision of the International Sporting Code that deals with rivals who bring the sport into shame, despite Ferrari starting a separate criminal probe in Italy.