| Formula-1 racing's governing body, the
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| | of next year's competition if new
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| International Automobile Federation, has
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| | evidence to the contrary emerged.
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| fined the McLaren team a record $100
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| | Eddie Jordan, the founder and former
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| million after one of its engineers was
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| | owner of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula-1
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| found with data belonging to a rival
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| | car builder that operated from 1991 to
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| team. Tendai Maphosa has more in this
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| | 2005, said the verdict will have serious
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| report for VOA from London.
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| | ramifications for McLaren.
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| The decision in Paris Thursday is part of
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| | "It is the severest penalty they could
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| a saga that began in July when McLaren
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| | dish out," he said. "In other words,
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| chief designer Mike Coughlan was found in
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| | most teams would not survive it. I think
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| possession of a 780-page dossier of
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| | McLaren possibly can, they have got very
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| Formula-1 rival Ferrari's technical data.
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| | well-heeled [rich] backers and sponsors.
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| The information allegedly had all the
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| | But then do sponsors want to be
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| data on the Italian team's 2007 car.
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| | associated [with McLaren]? Effectively,
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| Team McLaren will also lose this year's
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| | the FIA has come out and said we never
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| constructor points, effectively handing
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| | believed you, you did take other people's
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| the title to the Ferrari team.
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| | information."
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| But the developments in Paris stopped
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| | Jordan said losing the constructor
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| short of disqualifying the McLaren
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| | championship, which McLaren was on course
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| drivers, British rookie Lewis Hamilton,
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| | to win this year, means a loss of about
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| who is currently leading the championship
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| | $70 million and this will create serious
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| standings, and Spaniard Fernando Alonso,
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| | problems for McLaren. Ferrari is second
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| the defending world champion.
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| | and likely to benefit from McLaren's
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| McLaren maintained that Coughlan was
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| | loss.
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| acting independently and it had not used
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| | Motor racing experts say the decision not
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| any of the information in the documents
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| | to strip the McLaren drivers of their
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| on the McLaren car. Coughlan says
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| | championship points was a pragmatic move,
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| Ferrari senior engineer Nigel Stepney
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| | as Hamilton is the most exciting thing to
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| passed on the documents to him.
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| | happen to Formula-1 for a long time. He
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| In July, McLaren was found guilty of
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| | is the first black driver to compete in
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| possession of unauthorized Ferrari
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| | Formula-1, has already broken a number of
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| material. But they escaped without any
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| | records in his rookie year and he is
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| punishment when the International
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| | leading the championship race by three
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| Automobile Federation's World Motor Sport
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| | points, with four races to go.
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| Counci ruled they had not benefited from
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| | It is widely believed McLaren will appeal
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| it.
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| | the decision.
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| McLaren was warned it could be kicked out
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