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McLaren Fined in Formula-1 Scandal

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




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