Ferrari Mailing List: Re: [SPOILER] More Stepneygate info from ESPN

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

I'm expecting our friends from Sicily to take care of him...


On 9/15/07, francis newman <francis [at] fntn.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Stepney is under criminal investigation in Italy.
>
> Francis
>
> On 15 Sep 2007, at 21:49, LarryT wrote:
>
> > Will Nigel Stepney. the Ferrari mechanic, be punished farther than
> > being
> > fired?   Seems he started all this by providing someone at Mcl with
> > the
> > technical documents -
> >
> > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
> > www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
> > Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
> > PORSCHE POSTERS!  youroil.net
> > Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
> > .
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "A.J. Merrifield" <101pdt [at] gmail.com>
> > To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:15 PM
> > Subject: [Ferrari] [SPOILER] More Stepneygate info from ESPN
> >
> >
> >> SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- The head of McLaren wants to accept the
> >> record
> >> $100 million fine and suspension from the team championships if it
> >> means
> >> ending the Formula One spy scandal.
> >>
> >> McLaren chief Ron Dennis also said Saturday he won't take action
> >> against
> >> team driver Fernando
> >> Alonso<http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/driver?seriesId=6&driverId=348>.
> >> An outburst and threat from the world champion led to the widening
> >> of the
> >> scandal and the biggest penalty in the history of the sport.
> >>
> >> "If we can achieve closure, then at this moment in time that would
> >> be my
> >> recommendation," said Dennis, contending it would take up to two
> >> years to
> >> go
> >> through appeals, a process that would damage his team and auto
> >> racing as a
> >> whole.
> >>
> >> Dennis said Alonso started the escalation of the spy scandal when he
> >> threatened to divulge compromising information to FIA after a team
> >> dispute
> >> at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
> >>
> >> "He was hot, let's put it that way, and passionate about his views,"
> >> Dennis
> >> said. "He indicated to me that he had material on his laptop" that
> >> would
> >> be
> >> damaging to the team.
> >>
> >> "I immediately phoned the FIA to keep them informed," Dennis said.
> >>
> >> However, he said it was a "family" issue that should be dealt with
> >> within
> >> the team.
> >>
> >> "I will not go around to Fernando and Pedro and jump all over
> >> them," he
> >> said.
> >>
> >> The threat and phone call, however, set off more investigating by
> >> FIA,
> >> leading to last Thursday's fine and suspension.
> >>
> >> The situation for Alonso has always been an uneasy one within
> >> McLaren. He
> >> joined the team as a double world champion and expected to receive
> >> appropriate treatment. But rookie Lewis
> >> Hamilton<http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/driver?
> >> seriesId=6&driverId=868>had
> >> a stunning start to the season and quickly grabbed the world
> >> standings
> >> lead -- and still holds it with a 92-89 margin going into Sunday's
> >> Grand
> >> Prix.
> >>
> >> Alonso insisted the scandal did not affect the team or him,
> >> despite a rare
> >> spin during qualifying Saturday.
> >>
> >> "For the team I don't think that many things change, " he said.
> >> "We are
> >> here
> >> in the race preparing the qualifying and the strategy for the race."
> >>
> >> He added that the team was still providing all the support he
> >> could ask
> >> for.
> >>
> >>
> >> "I am fully convinced, totally happy with the team behaving in this
> >> situation. They always said they will do the best they can to win
> >> races
> >> for
> >> both riders," he said.
> >>
> >> Dennis said the cost of the fine won't affect the actual running
> >> of the
> >> team. A decision on an appeal will be taken before Thursday after
> >> consultation with shareholders.
> >>
> >> Earlier, the chief of the world motor racing federation said
> >> McLaren had
> >> "polluted" Formula One and should have been punished even more
> >> harshly.
> >>
> >> "When the history of this gets to be written, it may be [that] we
> >> will be
> >> reproached not for doing too much, but for doing too little," FIA
> >> president
> >> Max Mosley said.
> >>
> >> FIA on Friday disclosed the extent of what Alonso and McLaren test
> >> driver
> >> Pedro de la Rosa knew about the cars of their Ferrari rivals,
> >> their setup
> >> and even their strategy through a trail of compromising e-mails.
> >>
> >> Alonso and Hamilton were unaffected by the FIA decision, and
> >> resumed their
> >> rivalry during qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
> >>
> >> Mosley said the drivers should feel lucky the measures against
> >> McLaren
> >> were
> >> not more drastic.
> >>
> >> "They were extremely lucky we didn't quite simply say, 'You have
> >> polluted
> >> the championship in 2007, you've probably polluted it in 2008 --
> >> because
> >> we've no way of knowing what information you're using for what's
> >> in your
> >> 2007 and 2008 cars -- so you'd better stay out of the championship
> >> until
> >> 2009, because that way we know it's completely clear,"' Mosley said.
> >>
> >> Dennis said Alonso started the escalation of the spy scandal when he
> >> threatened to divulge compromising information to FIA after a team
> >> dispute
> >> at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
> >>
> >> "He was hot, let's put it that way, and passionate about his views,"
> >> Dennis
> >> said. "He indicated to me that he had material on his laptop" that
> >> would
> >> be
> >> damaging to the team.
> >>
> >> "I immediately phoned the FIA to keep them informed," Dennis said.
> >>
> >> However, he said it was a "family" issue that should be dealt with
> >> within
> >> the team.
> >>
> >> "I will not go around to Fernando and Pedro and jump all over
> >> them," he
> >> said.
> >>
> >> The threat and phone call, however, set off more investigating by
> >> FIA,
> >> leading to last Thursday's fine and suspension.
> >>
> >> The situation for Alonso has always been an uneasy one within
> >> McLaren. He
> >> joined the team as a double world champion and expected to receive
> >> appropriate treatment. But rookie Hamilton had a stunning start to
> >> the
> >> season and quickly grabbed the world standings lead and still
> >> holds it
> >> with
> >> a 92-89 margin going into Sunday's Grand Prix.
> >>
> >> Alonso insisted the scandal did not affect the team or him,
> >> despite a rare
> >> spin during qualifying Saturday.
> >>
> >> "For the team I don't think that many things change, " he said.
> >> "We are
> >> here
> >> in the race preparing the qualifying and the strategy for the race."
> >>
> >> He added that the team was still providing all the support he
> >> could ask
> >> for.
> >>
> >>
> >> "I am fully convinced, totally happy with the team behaving in this
> >> situation. They always said they will do the best they can to win
> >> races
> >> for
> >> both riders," he said.
> >>
> >> Mosley said he wants to use part of the McLaren fine to fund the
> >> development
> >> of young drivers.
> >>
> >> "Roughly half of it will go to the other teams, the other half were
> >> going --
> >> if the World Council agrees -- to distribute to our [national clubs]
> >> worldwide to bring on young drivers," Mosley said.
> >>
> >> Thursday's announcement of the fine and Friday's disclosure are
> >> the latest
> >> revelations in a case that broke in July when a 780-page technical
> >> dossier
> >> on Ferrari cars was found at the home of Coughlan, who was later
> >> suspended.
> >> Ferrari mechanic Nigel Stepney, who allegedly supplied the
> >> documents, was
> >> fired.
> >>
> >> Dennis has said the evidence given by his drivers, engineers and
> >> staff
> >> demonstrated that his team did not use any leaked information to
> >> gain a
> >> competitive advantage.
> >>
> >> *Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press*
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