McLaren has to wait until February for green light MP4-23

The World Motor Sport Council refused to give the MP4-23, the 2008 challenger of McLaren, the green light. The team will have to wait until mid-February before the FIA determines the legality of the new car.

In a statement the FIA said: "In its decision of 13 September 2007, the WMSC instructed the FIA Technical Department to conduct an investigation of the preparatory work by McLaren on its 2008 car to determine whether that car incorporates any confidential Ferrari information. This investigation has been concluded and a detailed report submitted to the WMSC. The WMSC considers that McLaren, Ferrari and the other competitors in the FIA Formula One World Championship should be afforded the opportunity to make considered representations on the report at an extraordinary general meeting of the WMSC to be held on Thursday 14 February 2008 in Paris."