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Posted 05 July 2007 at 08:19 GMT
Bernie Ecclestone and sources close to Max Mosley have allayed fears that the Ferrari-McLaren spy scandal could affect the outcome of the drivers' world championship.
F1 chief executive Ecclestone, however, warned that if McLaren is found guilty by the newly established FIA investigation, constructors' points could be docked.
But he said similar fates were not likely to dent Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso's charge for the title.
"I don't see that," 76-year-old Ecclestone is quoted as saying by the Guardian.
"There is no way it would affect the driver. It is nothing to do with them."
Nonetheless, F1's governing body is looking into possible breaches of the International Sporting Code and the F1 regulations, and its maximum powers include a team's total exclusion from the championship.
A source close to FIA president Max Mosley, however, said McLaren had so far reacted correctly to the saga.
"It may well be that McLaren will be vindicated in this and the whole business be put down to a couple of renegades," the source said.
Auto Motor und Sport, though, revealed that the issue is not about a few mere design blueprints transferred from Ferrari's sacked Nigel Stepney to Mike Coughlan, who has been suspended by McLaren.
In the 'package' sent to Coughlan in May was also details about internal structures, operating procedures, engineers, car setup data, race strategy secrets, future developments plans, as well as notes relating to quality control and tests. :jaska:
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