F1 world lashes out at crash-gate leniency

The media are not stirring anything they are just saying what clearly needs to be said. BAR never recovered from their punishment in '05. McLaren was fined $100 million dollars for spy-gate, a punishment unprecedented in all sport. That's simply a massive sum of money to lose. And Renault, who not only cheated but endangered the lives of racers and fans, have gotten off with a mere slap on the wrist. There is no fairness or justice in that. However, I would have meted out the same punishment. This is no time to lose an important team because of the idiocy of one incompetent racer, one competent engineer and one unrepentant figurehead. The damage has already been done to F1. Either way it cannot, should not go unsaid that given Renault's own spy-gate affair and now Singapore scandal, McLaren have every right to feel very hard done by.

dude, telling someone to slow down and telling someone to go ahead and crash a racing car are two completely different things. think before you comment.

agree - i part... i remember the mid 90's espionage, the under handed tricks to leech info from teams - entirely pointless under current rules constricting development and ingenuity (see latest 'if your engine is too much faster than rest you will need to slow it down' suggestion from fia). now even pitwall conversations are monitored and recorded. remember when coulthard 'brake tested' in spa in about 1998-9 with schumacher trying to lap him?? this intentional accident cost schumes a world championship (dont worry, he has enough to have forgotten by now) and there was no clear evidence to have any fine/reprimand (or even a -gasp-suspended sentence!). the fact that 12 months later they can pull up data to convict based on new evidence should discourage cheating. as long as fia have consistency in their handling of teams... the 'golden teams' know their value to the sport and can shift their weight to get what they need. the other point is corruption - especially where there are conflict of interests present... should bernie ecclestone OWN the tracks he sends his races to? should bernie ecclestone run the management for the tracks he sends his races to? should bernie ecclestone be half owner of a football team with the currently uemployed flavio briatore? should a team owner be a driver manager? why doesnt the fia move to block conflicts of interest within the sport? there are very few fingers in the rather large f1 pie. it's a bit like inbreeding, if you're your own uncle and your sister is both your niece and your mother you know your family is a bit sick. The whole singapore affair never would have happened without flavio being both team boss and career manager, he wouldnt have felt so invincible if he weren't partners with bernie.