What to learn from McLaren? Lesson One.Posted on: September 7, 2007
“Do you know that I’ve found out how Ferrari is able to get its tires to work to perfection? Nigel Stepney told Mike Coughlan.”
With those words Pedro de La Rose just put McLaren in a real bad situation. These sentences were reportedly found on an email he wrote World Champion Fernando Alonso, which will be used from now on as part of process against the british-german Team. In case it’s proved that the drivers also knew about the ‘dossie’ and that it was actually used to improve their cars, the team could not only be banned from this season but also from the next one.
Personally I don’t see it happening. But would this be able to put FIA’s reputation in danger?
If there’s a lesson to be learned, it’s obviously that you should always clean your email box. It’s something ‘basic’. As Fernando’s reply to Pedro’s email, “I don’t believe it.”
