In case you haven't seen it yet, FIA Excludes McLaren from 07 championship

[section8]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport...one/6991147.stm

McLaren have been stripped of their points in the 2007 Formula One constructors' championship after the outcome of the 'spygate' row.

The team were also fined a record $100m (

[azerbyjam]

I can't wait to see what new evidence has surfaced in the couple of months since McLaren were let off with a suspended sentence, the full details of today

[KB]

WOW

How have I missed this?

Ken

[andreww]

At least Hamilton and Alonso keep their points.

[Pugwash]

At least Hamilton and Alonso keep their points.

This would have been too much for the sport to have survived if they hadn't.

The whole thing points once more to the fact only red cars are allowed to cheat. F1 is a mess and Hamilton's debut is the only interesting thing to have happened on decades.

[Logan]

That seem like a massive penalty given what's been said so far about the "offending". I will await the full story with interest.

[By-Tor]

The whole thing points once more to the fact only red cars are allowed to cheat.

Spoken like a true Brit!

Go Kimi... FORZA FERRARI!

(couldn't resist. I'm getting sick of the Hamilton hype).

[Pugwash]

(couldn't resist. I'm getting sick of the Hamilton hype).

It's hard to call it hype when he's leading the championship on his debut year.

Any good Scandinavians winning races this year?

[andreww]

Whatever happened to Mika?

[By-Tor]

Mika got married and became slow and retired.

Well... driving in the DTM series means "retired". At least to a double F1 world champion. I'm sure Schumi will join him eventually.

@Pugs: It ain't over until it's over. And about winning Scandinavians... Kimi has already won three races this year.