McLaren report Renault to FIA

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In another dramatic twist in the Stepneygate saga, McLaren have requested that the FIA scrutinise certain matters pertaining to their rivals Renault.

The hypothesis swirling around the paddock is that McLaren's opening gambit at the Paris spy hearing will be to implicate other teams.

In a pre-emptive strike Renault team principal Flavio Briatore told the Italian media that there was no problem with his team, despite a rumour that Renault were about to be dragged into the affair.

The nature of McLaren's complaint regarding the French team has not been disclosed. It is not thought to relate to the spying controversy, although sources have mooted that the focus will be around a technical element on Renault's R27 challenger.

F1's governing body confirmed that McLaren's legal representatives had approached them about the Renault matter.

However, the FIA have moved quickly to counter the McLaren strategy, by reiterating that the matters pertaining to the Enstone-based team will have no relevance to the World Motor Sport Council meeting this Thursday.

An FIA spokesman told Autosport: "We have noted the speculation and we can confirm that McLaren lawyers have recently brought to our attention certain matters regarding Renault F1.

"But we can also confirm that the team (Renault) does not form any part of our investigations into McLaren's alleged breach of Article 151C of the International Sporting Code.

"The FIA has reminded McLaren that the World Council hearing in Paris on Thursday will focus solely on the new evidence in that investigation.

"To the extent required, any other matters will be dealt with as part of an entirely separate process. Renault F1 are aware of this and are happy to cooperate fully."
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Well this should spice things up lol
 
This is getting awesome. Now McLaren is accusing Renault of cheating? Its so hilariously cheesy that it sounds like it is from a Mexican Soap Opera.
 
Meh 👎

I can't remember the last time I saw an F1 race without teams or drivers blaming eachother for things...That's it, I'm switching to cycling! Oh wait...:indiff:
 
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Meh 👎

I can't remember the last time I saw an F1 race without teams or drivers blaming eachother for things...That's it, I'm switching to cycling! Oh wait...:indiff:
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:lol:

2007 will be remembered as a bad year for cycling. And for McLaren, depending on today's result.
 
McLaren: "Becomes aggressive when provoked."

F1, watch out. There have been storms before, but the FIA F1 bods have not handled this one particularly well. In fact, I think 'absolute bloody shambles' would be a good description. And of course, not helped by the personal racetrack antics of a number of drivers this year.

I don't watch F1 live anymore. It used to be an unmissable event. I don't think I've seen two consecutive races in three or four years now.

Now MotoGP and SBK - there's racing. FIA GT - also fantastic stuff. F1 is lost, and needs to find a way soon.
 
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I guess then that Mclaren wants to drag everyone along when there found guilty.
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The question is, why shouldn't they? Even in the Stepneygate affair, it is both Ferrari and McLaren personnel who are involved, so then why aren't Ferrari being punished too? Because they gained no benefit? Well, has it been proven that McLaren gained any benefit either...? No...

There's always shenanigans and double-dealing, and McLaren are by no means the only guys in the frame right now. But the way Ferrari and other teams are acting, you'd think that they were are pure as the driven snow, which is laughable.

Fair enough, it smacks of McLaren attempting to deflect attention from themselves, but it's hardly surprising that they are quick to spread the blame when it's a barely disguised fact that espionage between teams is commonplace - so why should McLaren be the only fall-guys? The sooner that teams get off their moral high-horses and quit sniping at each other, the better...
 
But still, that kinda shows that you did something wrong in that matter. We will see tommorow.
 
Well, it's kind of stating the obvious that McLaren did something wrong, since their man was caught red-handed (literally!) with the Ferrari documents in his house. So they are not losing anything by admitting that - indeed, they didn't have much choice in that regard. But McLaren were quick to distance themselves from the incident and have rightly challenged the as yet unfounded assertion that the current McLaren F1 car design was influenced in any way by the Ferrari plans.
 
this Renault thing has nothing to do with the spy story, but I guess it just McMerc trying to releve some of the pressure
 
One thing that interests me it that Ferrari fired Stepney, while McLaren only suspended Coughlan. Unless that has changed recently. I think both should be banned from working with anything to do with racing.
 

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