McLaren Racing Statement - 31st July 2007
Woking, United Kingdom, 31st July 2007: Following a thoroughly
misleading press campaign by Ferrari and pressure from the
Automobile Club D’ Italia, the FIA has asked the FIA
International Court of Appeal to consider the unanimous decision
made by the World Motor Sport Council on 26th July 2007. Having
considered in great detail the full submissions of both Ferrari
and McLaren, the World Motorsport Council determined that
there was no evidence that any information, passed by a Ferrari
team member to a McLaren employee, had been brought into the
organisation or provided any benefit whatsoever to the McLaren
programme.
McLaren is not aware of any new information or arguments
that have arisen since the meeting of the World Motor Sport
Council and therefore assumes that these same materials will
now be considered by the FIA International Court of Appeal.
Whilst this is both disappointing and time-consuming, McLaren
is confident that the FIA International Court of Appeal will
also exonerate McLaren and we will in the meanwhile continue
to focus on our current World Championship programme.
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