The latest blow to McLaren came in a statement from the FIA, the governing body of motorsport, which said that it had received new evidence in connection with the long-running spy scandal and that its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) will sit to consider it in Paris a week today.
The FIA did not say where the new evidence had come from and a spokesman refused to comment. However, there were suggestions that it did not come from Ferrari or sources in Italy, leaving open the possibility that other rivals of McLaren may be involved. Edward Gorman, TimesOnline
McLaren face an anxious wait to discover the outcome of a second FIA hearing after Formula One’s governing body announced they are to reconvene to consider new evidence in the spying affair.
McLaren were found guilty of ‘breaching the International Sporting Code’ but not penalised at an initial hearing in July following revelations that they were in possession of confidential documents relating to rivals Ferrari. Sportbox.TV
Formula 1 folk would be forgiven for having a sense of foreboding about an announcement this afternoon from the FIA, cancelling the upcoming International Court of Appeal and instead recalling the FIA World Council to re-examine the question of whether McLaren breached Article 151c of the International Sporting Code which states that those involved in the sport should avoid “any fraudulent conduct or any act prejudicial to the interests of any competition or to the interests of motor sport” between March and July by having unauthorised possession of documents and confidential information belonging to Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. GrandPrix.com
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