Thursday, 26 July 2007

Stepneygate: No charges for McLaren for now

Formula 1 team McLaren have escaped any immediate penalty following a disciplinary hearing into how chief designer Mike Coughlan came into possession of a 780-page technical dossier on rivals Ferrari which was found at his home.

McLaren had already suspended their chief designer, and the World Motorsport Council (WMSC) came to the conclusion that there was "insufficent evidence" that the documents had affected this year's title race.

McLaren and current championship race leader Lewis Hamilton could yet face an Formula 1 ban if in the future they are seen to have gained any advantage from the dossier.

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