World Motor Sport Council Judgement About McLaren

WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL JUDGEMENT 14.09.2007

The full decision of the World Motor Sport Council hearing of September 13th is attached.

A complete transcript of the July 26th and September 13th hearings will be published next week on the FIA web site after both McLaren and Ferrari have been given the opportunity to redact any confidential technical information prior to publication.

About the McLaren's penalty：
A penalty consisting of exclusion from and withdrawal of all points awarded toMcLaren in all rounds of the 2007 Constructors’ Championship. For theavoidance of doubt, McLaren will be permitted to race in the remaining rounds ofthe 2007 Championship but will not be permitted to score points in theConstructors Championship or attend the podium in the event of a top three finishin any of the remaining races in the 2007 season. Points scored by othercompetitors in the Championship to date will not be affected further to thewithdrawal of McLaren’s points.

A fine of USD100 million (less any sum that would have been payable byFormula One Management Limited on account of McLaren’s results in the 2007Constructors Championship had it not been excluded). This fine shall be payablewithin three months from the date of this Decision.

Exceptionally, because primary responsibility must rest with McLaren, in theinterests of the sport and also because McLaren’s drivers were offered immunityfrom individual sanction by the President of the FIA in his letter dated 30 August2007, the WMSC does not consider that it is appropriate to impose any sanctionon them individually or impose sanctions on McLaren which would affect thesedrivers’ individual Championship standings. As such, both McLaren drivers willretain all the drivers’ Championship points they have won so far in the 2007season and will be permitted to win drivers’ Championship points and attend thepodium in the remaining races of the 2007 season.

In addition, in the interest of ensuring that McLaren is not unfairly advantaged asagainst any of its competitors in the 2008 Championship, the WMSC instructs theFIA technical department to conduct an investigation of McLaren’s preparatorywork on its 2008 car with a view to determining whether that car incorporates anyFerrari confidential information and report back before the WMSC meeting ofDecember 2007. Once the WMSC has considered this report, a separate Decisionwill be taken regarding McLaren’s participation in the 2008 Championship, including whether any penalty should be imposed. This present Decision does notin any way affect McLaren’s entitlement to participate in the 2008 Championshipif the entry conditions are fulfilled.

McLaren is reminded of its right of appeal. In the event that an appeal is lodgedwith the FIA International Court of Appeal, the effect of this Decision will not besuspended pending the outcome of that appeal.

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