McLaren accept spying punishments
LONDON, England — Formula One team McLaren will not appeal the record $100 million fine and constructors’ points deduction in the sport’s spy scandal.
The team said on Friday that it had notified motor racing’s world governing body that it would not contest the punishment for possessing confidential documents belonging to F1 rival Ferrari.
“McLaren thinks it is in the best interests of the sport, and its goal of winning races and world championships, not to appeal,” the team said in a statement.
McLaren was punished by the World Motor Sports Council on Sept. 13 in Paris, but no action was taken against drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Hamilton leads the drivers’ standings, and two-time defending champion Alonso is second with three races to go.
“We believe the time has come to put this huge distraction behind us,” McLaren team chief Ron Dennis said. “McLaren wants to win races and world championships.”
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