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#13570
I'm very amused at all the sites scrambling to announce the McLaren-Ferrari saga news...
According to Planet-F1, FIFA are now in on the act....must be the first time the footballing authorities have gotten in on the F1 act ;)


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By cap-dude
#13571
^^wait
so thats a lie
i think.

Argg, come itv of F1 site, post the damn results
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By Stephen
#13572
All very amusing! ;)

Autosport's article had the whole F1 paddock in confusion, this is a ridiculous situation and an exceptionally damaging matter for the sport.
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By Selcouth_Feline
#13573
cap-dude wrote:^^wait
so thats a lie
i think.

Argg, come itv of F1 site, post the damn results
The hearing is still going so no results as yet. The FIA (or FIFA, who knows ;) ) have proposed that McLaren get excluded for 2007 and 2008, but it's just a recommendation. No word yet on whether that's just consutrctors, or whether it will be drivers too....
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By darwin dali
#13574
How can you ban a team, but allow their drivers to continue in the same fraudulent car? They are part of the team, very much so. The only thing I could envision is not handing out a personal ban, i.e., they are allowed to drive for another team.
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By Selcouth_Feline
#13576
darwin_dali wrote:How can you ban a team, but allow their drivers to continue in the same fraudulent car? They are part of the team, very much so. The only thing I could envision is not handing out a personal ban, i.e., they are allowed to drive for another team.
Very true. I'd be surprised if McLaren weren't allowed to keep the points but the drivers were...but who knows!
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By Stephen
#13577
darwin_dali wrote:How can you ban a team, but allow their drivers to continue in the same fraudulent car? They are part of the team, very much so. The only thing I could envision is not handing out a personal ban, i.e., they are allowed to drive for another team.
To the highest bidder - wouldn't BMW like the WDC title? Anyway, IF a team ban is introduced, Ferrari, Massa and Raikkonen will walk it.
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By cap-dude
#13579
I think they are talking full bann actually.
Which really leaves me speechless.

One thing, if there out, then all their trophies would have to be taken back, and that would mean Heidfeld won the canadian GP
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By darwin dali
#13581
cap-dude wrote:I think they are talking full bann actually.
Which really leaves me speechless.

One thing, if there out, then all their trophies would have to be taken back, and that would mean Heidfeld won the canadian GP
I was wondering about that too - would they adjust all the results, i.e., move people up or just cancel the McLaren results and leave points as they were? Looks like a huge mess to do that.
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By cap-dude
#13582
It would mean Kimi would be on 84 with massa stuck with 75
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By darwin dali
#13583
cap-dude wrote:It would mean Kimi would be on 84 with massa stuck with 75
You already did the math? Good man!
Together with KR's injury, that'll make for some interesting racing for the rest of the season.
#13584
Selcouth_Feline wrote:I'm very amused at all the sites scrambling to announce the McLaren-Ferrari saga news...
According to Planet-F1, FIFA are now in on the act....must be the first time the footballing authorities have gotten in on the F1 act ;)


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They probably think this is easier to solve than the blatantly obvious cheating done by West Ham.
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By darwin dali
#13586
That's exactly the reason why I don't think we should discuss ANY football stuff in the General Discussion area, be it BE buying the FIFA headquarters in Zurich or FB screwing around at the current Women's Football World Champion tournament - has anybody seen the 11:0 between Germany and Argentina? WOW!
FIA and FIFA are close enough as it is - any more interbreeding and we'll end up with Sepp Blatter running things in Monza, Spa, Monaco and all the other places.
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By cap-dude
#13587
darwin_dali wrote:
cap-dude wrote:It would mean Kimi would be on 84 with massa stuck with 75
You already did the math? Good man!
Together with KR's injury, that'll make for some interesting racing for the rest of the season.
It would also mean Fisi Kovy Couthard and Kubica have had podiums
Jebus, it would be madness
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By 7UpJordan
#13589
darwin_dali wrote:FIA and FIFA are close enough as it is - any more interbreeding and we'll end up with Sepp Blatter running things in Monza, Spa, Monaco and all the other places.
Oh no.... not Sepp Blatter PLEASE no, he'll end up trying to reduce the grid size down to 18 cars and also.

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