Nuova mega multa in arrivo
Addossare ogni colpa a Dave Ryan non basterà a schivare una nuova sanzione. Considerato il danno d'immagine, c'è da domandarsi cosa decideranno di fare Mercedes ed Hamilton.
In a FIA statement, McLaren are to answer charges that:
- On 29 March, 2009, told the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix that no instructions were given to Hamilton in car No. 1 to allow (Jarno) Trulli in car no. 9 to pass when both cars were behind the safety car, knowing this statement to be untrue.
- Procured its driver, Hamilton, the current world champion, to support and confirm this untrue statement to the stewards.
- Although knowing that as a direct result of its untrue statement to the stewards, another driver and a rival team had been unfairly penalised, made no attempt to rectify the situation either by contacting the FIA or otherwise.
- On 2 April, 2009, at a second hearing before the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix, (meeting in Malaysia) made no attempt to correct the untrue statement of 29 March but, on the contrary, continued to maintain the statement was true, despite being allowed to listen to a recording of the team instructing Hamilton to let Trulli past, and despite being given more than one opportunity to correct its false statement.
- On 2 April, 2009, at the second stewards' hearing, procured its driver Hamilton to continue to assert the truth of the false statement given to the stewards on 29 March, while knowing what he was saying to the stewards was not true.
In a statement issued by McLaren, and in a further attempt to try to appease the WMSC, the team have confirmed they have sacked Dave Ryan, their former sporting director.
Ryan was suspended on Friday after the storm surrounding the case blew up ahead of the weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
The McLaren statement read: "McLaren acknowledge receipt of an invitation to appear at an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris on April 29, received this afternoon.
"We undertake to co-operate fully with all WMSC processes, and welcome the opportunity to work with the FIA in the best interests of Formula One.
"This afternoon McLaren and former sporting director, Dave Ryan, have formally parted company.
"As a result, he is no longer an employee of any of the constituent companies of the McLaren Group."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Grand-Prix-scandal-surrounding-Hamilton.html