Full Throttle

After last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix F1 supremo [lower cased with merit - ed] Bernie Ecclestone screamed for all to hear the powers that be (forgetting he is the power to be) should investigate McLaren for what he thought was manipulation of the race result via team “orders” given to McLaren’s 1-2 place finishers.

He went so far as to suggest the fine should rival Ferrari’s which was fined $1m for its blatant fixing of the result of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix.

The powers that be have investigated and issued their ruling: NOT guilty.

After close study of radio traffic between McLaren-Mercedes and its drivers, reading the FIA observer’s report along with data from the team, “it is clear that McLaren’s actions during the 2007 Grand Prix were entirely legitimate and no further action is necessary.”

Ahem… Bernie, how’s that self flagellation thing going?