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I know I should steer clear, and not have my say about the McLaren appeal against BMW/Williams. But hey I want to so I will….

Yes I don’t think the championship winner should be changed, Kimi won, with Lewis second, and that result should stand. However I can also see why McLaren did appeal, they have been beaten up all year over rules, and then see teams getting away with an infringement, so I can see their point of view.

Nigel Tozzi (Ferrari Lawyer) had this to say

"It could be said McLaren are shameless hypocrites devoid of any integrity, or maybe what their representatives have said should be taken at face value.”

Well, Ferrari have not been angels this year on this exact point, so I would not go slinging mud.

“If what they want is clarity, then by all means let them have that, but do not allow them to have the world championship this way."

As I have said, the fairest result would be a dq for the cars that had transcended the rules, but no promotion for the cars behind them.

“It would be a serious injustice to Mr Raikkonen should the world title be taken away from him, a fact recognized by Mr Hamilton and Mr (Fernando) Alonso.”

Agree

“It would be highly damaging for the sport if the title were to be won this way.”

Certainly Agree

“The fans would probably feel it had been achieved by (grubby maneuvering by the lawyers) rather than by skill on the track.”

Yup, and your one of those lawyers…

Let’s hope that a sensible decision is made by the court of appeals.