saviour stivala wrote: ↑10 Apr 2020, 08:37
subcritical71 wrote: ↑09 Apr 2020, 21:07
saviour stivala wrote: ↑09 Apr 2020, 19:41
Of course FERRARI blocked the release of any details. who/which engine manufacturer wouldn't? it was legal that FERRARI had no interest in disclosing technical details about its engine which could prove beneficial to tipping off rival teams about its design secrets. The thing that matters is that the governing body had no evidence to prove that the rules had been broken.
Ferrari are also blocking the details of the sanctions, not just the technical details as you say. Again, who is governing the sport? Its obvious from Jean Todts own words that he feels the sanction details should have came out. That is being the head of the so called governing body and ex-Ferrari Team Principle. I doubt he would allow the technical details to be freely given to all teams.
"If you ask me, I would love to be able to give all the details of the situation, but they [Ferrari] opposed," explained Todt.
"So, I mean, they have been sanctioned but we cannot give the detail of the sanction.
"And clearly we could have said nothing.
'If you ask me, I would love to be able to give all the details of the situation, but they (FERRARI) opposed'. They FERRARI did so as was their right. if it wasn't they wouldn't have been allowed to oppose or their opposition wouldn't have been acceded too.
'So I mean, they have been 'sanctioned' but we cannot give detail of sanction'. Ferrari having been 'sanctioned' means they have been 'approved' and the FIA having 'approved' means FERRARI were within their legal rights.
Nobody is questioning Ferrari's ability to excercise a right that has been made in a settlement between FIA and Ferrari. Frankly, every company in Ferrari's shoes would excercise that right.
People are questioning why the FIA settled and forced itself into a situation where it needs Ferrari to agree to release information of said settlement. It is not fitting for an authoritive body to be dependent on its subjects for agreement. It means the authority of said body is compromised.
This whole affair undermined the FIA much, much more than it did Ferrari.