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[Stealthgate007]

I think his points being taken away at Oz was punishment enough. I still think the FIA rulings are always suspect. This time they could not rule like spy-gate because of the economic crisis. Macca would have walked away this time..

[Juliet P]

So McLaren needs to do three things, (1) Do not try to win a race. (2) Do not try for a podium finish. (3) Keep an eye on Jarno Trulli.

[bud]

Ya there has been alot said on this topic, the ruling is in the best interest in the sport. Lets get on with the racing!

yes hopefully no more politics and we the fans can argue about racing!

[ivey]

What the fck did i understand this correctly, that there will be no McLaren in next three races or what the hell?

if so, our championship dreams are over. f***ing s***

[Hanwombat]

What the fck did i understand this correctly, that there will be no McLaren in next three races or what the hell?

if so, our championship dreams are over. f***ing s***

No they are still racing

[Denthúl]

What the fck did i understand this correctly, that there will be no McLaren in next three races or what the hell?

if so, our championship dreams are over. f***ing s***

No, it's a suspended ban. Much like a suspended prison sentence.

[ivey]

i must be stupid. then i don't get, what's the punishment then? what's the outcome for mclaren?

sorry but not a native english speaker. that's why i dont get it

[kerc]

Hooray. I was half-expecting a fine as well, but this seems to be the best punishment as far as I am concerned. Now let's keep things on the track for a few races, shall we? I'm getting bored with all the off-track drama

[Focused]

i must be stupid. then i don't get, what's the punishment then? what's the outcome for mclaren?

sorry but not a native english speaker. that's why i dont get it

The WMSC decided that they have suffered enough by losing their points from Australia.

[bud]

i must be stupid. then i don't get, what's the punishment then? what's the outcome for mclaren?

sorry but not a native english speaker. that's why i dont get it

Suspended sentance means if they break 151c again within 1 year they will automatically get a 3 race ban

[hamilton08]

i think that the fia have made a good choice.
they have relaised that the team are sorry and wont do it again. at they showed that they are sorry by pleading guilty

and also i dont think f1 would be f1 without the one of the best teams in the spanish and the monaco gp.

[cap-dude]

Bah, I told you all. The WMSC and FIA may not be best friends with McLaren, but they're scared out of their minds when it comes to banning them from races. I'll tell you this much, you'll not see Ferrari, Williams, or McLaren banned from racing in this day and age for one simple reason, spectators. McLaren Ferrari and Williams are the 3 biggest names in F1, and they have the largest public draw. A race without one of those 3 teams is madness from a business perspective. Spectators come to watch one of those 3. Think about it this way, if 60% of F1 fans support either McLaren or Ferrari, and one of those teams don't turn up at a race for whatever reason, how many spectators do you lose. Not to mention sponsorship trouble. We all know Bernie and the FIA are money grubbing, and they won't risk such a loss in income.

However, if Toyota, Red Bull, or Brawn were accused of lying I think it would be a much different story.

Anyways, the only thing I'm questioning here, is what does this imply

McLaren will be banned, if there is another breach of the International Sporting Code.

What counts as a breach. Is this to say a drive through penalty would initiate the ban, or does it have to be something more serious. Either way, McLaren need to watch their back, Lewis sometimes has a habbit of getting carried away and getting into trouble. But hopefully they'll be fine. F1 isn't the same without McLaren, they need to be at races.

[FerrariFan63]

I think it's a mild penalty. The comments the FIA have made about the culture changing at McLaren are possibly a dig at Ron Dennis. But I don't think anyone can reasonably claim that McLaren have been hard done by with this penalty.

[bud]

I think it's a mild penalty. The comments the FIA have made about the culture changing at McLaren are possibly a dig at Ron Dennis. But I don't think anyone can reasonably claim that McLaren have been hard done by with this penalty.

I agree

[headless]

I think it's a mild penalty. The comments the FIA have made about the culture changing at McLaren are possibly a dig at Ron Dennis. But I don't think anyone can reasonably claim that McLaren have been hard done by with this penalty.

I agree

Yeah. 1 race ban would have been nice