Alonso admits giving evidence in spy case
Fernando Alonso has admitted to giving evidence to the FIA in the spy scandal swirling around his team McLaren. He told the Spanish newspaper Diario As: "We were obligated to cooperate. I am a sportsman who loves this sport and a professional and the...
Fernando Alonso has admitted to giving evidence to the FIA in the spy scandal swirling around his team McLaren.
He told the Spanish newspaper Diario As: "We were obligated to cooperate. I am a sportsman who loves this sport and a professional and the only option I see is to support the investigation and to contribute when I am required. And when the highest authority of a sport obligates you to cooperate, there is no way to object -- it is not a choice."
The FIA yesterday revealed it had written to the McLaren drivers asking them for any information they may have into the case, where McLaren is accused of having used sensitive Ferrari information.
An Italian newspaper has claimed that McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa had e-mailed Alonso telling him about set-up information given by former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney to McLaren Chief Designer Mike Coughlan.
McLaren insists it has not used any Ferrari information. The team risks exclusion from this year's championship and that of next year if convicted.
He told the Spanish newspaper Diario As: "We were obligated to cooperate. I am a sportsman who loves this sport and a professional and the only option I see is to support the investigation and to contribute when I am required. And when the highest authority of a sport obligates you to cooperate, there is no way to object -- it is not a choice."
The FIA yesterday revealed it had written to the McLaren drivers asking them for any information they may have into the case, where McLaren is accused of having used sensitive Ferrari information.
An Italian newspaper has claimed that McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa had e-mailed Alonso telling him about set-up information given by former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney to McLaren Chief Designer Mike Coughlan.
McLaren insists it has not used any Ferrari information. The team risks exclusion from this year's championship and that of next year if convicted.