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Formula 1 scandal - great wired.com article
Posted by Philip, May 21, 2008.

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/16-06/ff_formulaone

Its a pretty lengthy article, but it goes into great detail over the Ferrari / McLaren scandal of 2007.

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Reply by Squirt, May 28, 2008.

Thanks for the link, Peter. Quite an interesting read. McLaren deserved to be punished but I think the penalty was a bit extreme. F-! has always been a playground of serious money and it takes so long for the technology developed there to filter down to where normal people can afford it. There are a bunch of smart fellows in auto racing and you can usually give the competition a through examination at arms length and devise how they are going fast. I've always loved the old saying "Speed Costs, How fast do you want to go?"

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Reply by Philip, May 29, 2008.

haha, i like that quote. Yeah, i thought it was a really interesting read.

I remembered the sex scandel when it happened, but i hadnt followed this season, so didnt know about the McLaren fines



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