posted Sep 21, 2007

Sorry guys. A correction to my previous article (the old memory is not so good as it was) The guy I was referring to who took part in the Great Train Robbery was Roy James and I got mixed up because he raced all in white, white kart, white gear.

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posted Sep 21, 2007

"But it is hard to escape the feeling that, on the evidence, the FIA may have got this one wrong."

Mr Benson, I think with this politically-correct article you missed the opportunity to utterly slam the FIA for their outrageous double-standards over this farce of a case.

The facts are that McLaren were found guilty to the tune of $100m and the loss of all constructor points this season.

However, if they benefitted, how is it possible for their cars to still be eligible to compete this season? Yet if they did not benefit, how can the penalty not be outrageous?

So, either way, the corruption and bias of the FIA in this case is an shameful attrocity.

Sadly, what's more shameful is journalists' failure to expose the FIA in this regard. If journalists are no longer going to stand up for truth and justice, what's the point to your profession?

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posted Sep 21, 2007

Ian: No steps will be taken to get in the way of Hamilton winning the title. He is the breath of fresh air that F1 has been craving and they aren't going to punish him no matter what McLaren have done.

To believe Ron Dennis has been honest in this you have to believe that he has no idea what is going with his team. So either his team have stolen data from Ferrari and been using it without Dennis knowing or he's been lying through his teeth the whole time.

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posted Sep 24, 2007

Eduardo_Rules wrote:

"They had no proof of info being passed on. It was reasonable to assume at the time Coughlan may have kept it to himself for a future employment opportunity."

Just a quick sharp point:

Does anyone really believe Coughlan was thinking of leaving? Ron Dennis said so and hinted that MC contacted Honda.

Yet he suspended the guy?! If he knew he was unhappy at Macca, just give him the sack!

Sorry Macca fans, but I believe that was a clever and cynically planned red herring by RD and Co.

Sort of Plan B to use in case Ferrari started to fire at them.

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posted Sep 25, 2007

Also, if Coughlan was leaving for Honda, why risking so much in helping McLaren?
The term "helping" above is a clear understatement because he put is entire career at risk for McLaren.
In fact he risks a jail sentence too.

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