gshevlin wrote: ↑06 Mar 2020, 15:54
Clearly evidence existed to trigger investigation and serious negotiation.
I can only repeat what I wrote in an earlier posting. This is a sporting process, not a legal process. The FIA does not have to adhere to conventional standards of legal proof. They sort of do, at least for matters of this importance, but trying to apply the lens of criminal justice processes or even normal civil processes to this series of events does not match the actual process.
The teams are literally spending billions every year to compete. Hundreds of millions in prize money is up for grabs, not to mention the unknown amounts related to sponsorship deals.
With the amount of money involved, and the reputations of massive companies on the line, local little league level officiating is not acceptable.
Imo, civil court is the bar the FIA needs to be held to. Specially when they routinely act like they are at that level.