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The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.
McLaren F1 is found guilty of possessing Ferrari's confidential data, incurs a historic $100 million fine and expulsion from the championship standings.
On September 13, 2007, the FIA tribunal delivered its verdict against McLaren F1 Team in the 'Spygate' scandal.
Investigations revealed that McLaren had unauthorized possession of technical documents belonging to rival Ferrari.
As punishment, the team faced the largest fine in motorsport history—$100 million—and was stripped of all points in the 2007 constructors' championship.
The decision underscored the importance of intellectual property and fair competition in Formula One.
Key McLaren executives and engineers were criticized for lapses in ethical conduct.
The scandal rocked the F1 community and led to revisions in data handling and team governance across the sport.
McLaren F1 team
possessing confidential information from the
Ferrari