http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/02/24/e ... t-mclaren/
OK, so not only was Alonso attempting to blackmail the team, but he was double crossing them at the same time. And of course Briatore was more than happy to stick the knife in, which helps to explain Mosely's willingness to ignore Renault's own spygate. Not surprising, of course - though it does make some otherwise conspiracy-land suspicions seem more plausible.It shows how some of F1′s recent scandals were driven by jealousies between Ecclestone, Dennis, Briatore and former FIA president Max Mosley.
During the ‘spygate’ affair in 2007 Fernando Alonso waited until the Hungarian Grand Prix to threaten Dennis by revealing incriminating emails.
But he had already revealed their contents to Briatore two weeks earlier, who in turn had shared the details with Ecclestone and Mosley.
Ecclestone later talked Mosley down from banning McLaren for two years (“bit heavy”, he said) and instead imposing a record $100 million fine. Mosley joked that it was “$5 million for the offence and $95 million for Ron being a twat”.
The interesting bit to me is the timing. If Mosley new about the letters two weeks prior to Hungary, that means he also knew about them prior to McLaren's first hearing. And of course, McLaren got off at that hearing because there was no real evidence. So if Mosley had these emails and texts, or knew of their existence, then why didn't he present them or subpoena them for the hearing?
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