Ron Dennis for me, despite not knowing him in person,
has always come across as genuine and passionate about
motor racing. He has come under alot of flack in recent years
for not giving 'team orders', even before Alonso arrived at
the team.
For this, Mclaren are a unique team in F1. Their attitude
may produce great racing, but it almost always results
in a lost championship.
The Raikkonen/ Montoya axis should have produced the
goods on paper, but like Hamilton/Alonso failed in
practice.
No top driver likes another top driver in the same team, by
nature they want to dominate and control the team for
their own benefit. Schumacher, Senna, Prost are all
good examples of this thesis, and often it is a winning
formula.
Alain Prost learnt this as has Alonso, in that to win you
must be settled and be in control of your surroundings. Ron
Dennis deserves credit, it takes guts to put two of the best
in the same team, even if it means that you lose in the end.

james hunt, orlando, florida, usa

I have always given Ron Dennis the benefit of the doubt because I do not believe Dennis would personally commit the crimes his team has been guilty of. But Marty Whitmarsh does not receive the same benefit in my mind. Whitmarsh has been at the center of the series of debacles unfolding in the McLaren camp this year and, on each score, Whitmarsh has contributed to the increasing costs the team has experienced. It was Whitmarsh who failed to follow the proper procedures to appeal the fuel temperature row; it was Whitmarsh who at every turn tried to rub the salt in Alonso's wounds; it was Whitmarsh who Dennis consulted about Alonso's outburst and who counselled Dennis to run to the FIA before Alonso reported what Whitmarsh had long known (an act that brought McLaren back into the FIA's orbit and that directly resulted in McLaren's sanction); it was Whitmarsh as COO of McLaren who had oversight over the totally inadequate internal investigations. Fire Whitmarsh now to save McLaren!

Edwin D. Scott, New York,

I think you should read up on f1 and McLaren in particular. Ron Dennis is one of the best and has made McLaren into one of the dominant teams in f1. For a comparison just look at Toyota. Toyota has spent more money than the other teams and has had little success to show for all the money they have spent. Compared to the problems with the Mercedes engines and the results from last year McLaren has made significant improvements while Honda and Renault have fallen way back. Based on results compared to last year Flavio Briatore would be a more likely candidate to be seeking new employment. Michael Schumacher would never have gone on to be a seven time world champion if his initial performance at Ferrari was judged in the same way that you are suggesting Ron Dennis should be judged.

W. Butler, livermore, california

Robert Daniel, Los Angeles, USA
10 out of 10 for your comments you are 100% correct. ( even though it may hurt a litte to some to admit to it ) Lewis (and mainly his dad ) needs to seriously review his/their attitude and behaviour towards his team, team mates and follow a single team winning strategy not his own.

Manuel Lopez Matin, Glasgow, Scotland

"If their chosen field had been politics or football, for example, both would have been forced out months ago."

Answer: Its not. If your going to sack Ron D, then why not Mr Williams, whose team hasn't won a championship since 1997, or Mr Todt for losing 2 championships to Renault, or JB for not winning another GP this season. F1 doesn't sack people that often just because they didn't win. Macca have turned their car around when you compare it to 2006, i wonder how it would all of played out if Alonso and Lewis had a similar car to 2006.

2007 is simple, Mosley went on a pro Ferrari anti Ron D campaign again. A double world champion threw his toys out of the pram, a very fast fin proved why some people consider him the best driver on the grid and a couple of rookies started

Dave Musson, Shrewsbury,

I beg your pardon wiyh my poor english..

Season 2006. In that year there were three threats that worried and threatened to the gentlemens Bernard Ecleston and Max Mosley.
1. The dissident group that menace to the establishment of the F1. Among this dissident group is Mclaren and Ron Dennis, of course
2. The Michelin affaire that so much damage made to the F1.
3. The probable legal action of the circuit and the citizenship of Indianapolis.
Season 2008. What did it happen to them?

J. Santos, A Coruña, Spain

Everything is falling slowly but clearly and consistently into place. Last year it was all about equal opportunities at McLaren "we´re very proud about our team policies".........my foot. They tried to manipulate the best driver in the World "Alonso" into a willing and unsuspecting contributor to Lewis´ success. The sheer size of McLaren´s inmorality playing dirty both at home against Alonso and away against main opponents Ferrary says it all. But they paid dearly both with FIA and having to let Alonso go without having to pay the 15M quid "release clause". Serves them right. This year all to the contrary are openly talking about the "principal driver" "the EMPHASIS is on Lewis" and all the rest of it. The truth has finally emerged victorius. Alonso was right all along. Dammed McLaren. THey deserved nothing I wish them the worst and (mark my words) Kovalainen will regret having joined them. Wait and see.

Juan Carlos, Alicante, Spain

Loving the comments from the Spanish contributors on here, their collective loyalty to Fernando Alonso (and anything Spanish, to that effect) is to be much admired.
We will see how good Fernando is when he goes back to Renault, and they don't have a dossier of McLaren blueprints to rely on.
It's funny, because there is a central link between all of these spying allegations and evidence. It isn't French, Italian or British, but the mecurial Fernando Alonso that links all of these allegations.
I suggest the Spanish contributors look a little closer to home for the reason F1 has been dragged through the mire over the past season.

The only compensation for this is that Fernando, after relinquishing his crown this year (to a far, far superior driver) will not, in all likelihood, even make the Top 5 next year!

MCJ, Nottingham, UK

It's hardly surprising that the predominant anti Ron Dennis comments eminate from Spain!
At the beginning of the 2007 F1 season I was very pro Alonso, but as things progressed it became obvious that he was very upset by the sheer speed and ability of Hamilton; can't be easy being constantly thrashed by a young jumped up erk!
It's funny, but there has been very little comment made about Benneton and their receipt and possible use of Ferrari info. The question must be, why has Mosley allowed Benneton to swan off with no fine and no further investigation - the whole thing stinks to high heaven.
After watching Eccleston parade Chelsea FC's billionaire supremo around the grid at Monaco, it set my mind thinking - what chance there being a concerted effort to rid F1 of Ron Dennis so that the Russian can buy into a top winning F1 team, which in turn could lead to a Moscow Grand Prix?
I often wonder if staunch Ferrari fan Max Mosley has the best interests of F1 at heart?

Malcolm Cook, Dereham, Norfolk, England

I don't think that McLaren had such a terrible year. On the contrary, after two years of Ferrari-Renault domination, they were back in the championship contention. They discovered Hamiltion, whose remarkable performance brought a lot of attention to the team. 2007 was the year of Ferrari-McLaren. Even though Ferrari won the championship, the dual between Hamilton and Alonzo within the racetracks and outside was the focal point throughout the season. I wonder if any of their sponsors complained.

Joon Sang Yu, Kwangju, Korea

So finally some Britons are wondering what's wrong with Ron. It is too late, my friends. I'm afraid you will never ask why a double WC did not get the world championship with a good McLaren car the last season. I am talking about the man who competed and won against a faster McLaren with a slow Renault, and the man who won against a fast and furious Schumacher. Ron's managing style was completely awful for the team goals, but not many British papers are wondering about what happened: spy-gate, Lewis-Alonso issue, sponsors quiting with McLaren... Bye bye, Mr Dennis.

Igor, Pamplona, Spain

If RD reviews his performance as main McL manager, the decission should be easy: 1- RD looses control of the engineering team who gets info from Ferrari and uses it; 2- RD looses control over his rooky driver that claims against FIA when loosing the pole position against his team mate; 3- RD decides to support LH against FA; 4- RD looses the manufacturers champ: 5- RD looses the driver cham; 6- RD get the bigest fine in FIA history; 7- RD has to publicly apologise to be allowed to race in 2008 because in the new car has a unique Ferrari flavor: 8- RD looses the best pilot at the championship and gives the confidence to two rookies... Please, let me congratulate such a team manager: he deserves to get the Sir tittle from your Queen...!!! Bad news is that it will be difficult for F1 fans to laugh more from such a man than this year... But who knows what future RD decissions can deserve... Let's keep faith on his attitude to keep racing against... Kovalainen...???

Jose Tomas, Majadahonda, Spain

The only reason Mr. Integrity (RD) hasn't been sacked is (I presume) because he is part owner of the whole outfit. When you control 15% of the shares, it takes someone willing to buy you out to give you the boot.

If the buyout does take place, then he should take Mr. Hypemonger (MW) along with him. It took just three races to get all the British media worked up about an alleged phenomenal driver (of the type to appear once every 10 years) who was wooed by all the press ranting, only to prove in the end that he was missing what was needed to deliver.

And he still has the nerve to compare himself to Schumacher. Kids these days--it takes 'em a while to grow up.

Michel Angstadt, Serranillos del Valle, (Madrid) Spain

Ed Gorman, Max Mosley would be proud! This is exactly what he wants and the only failure by Ron Dennis is failing to defeat the bad guys although he tried with his almighty. That surely has sapped all his strength which is why he has been MIA for a good while now, but the war is far from over and that is why he won't quit.

Sure Macca had their hands in the cookie jar, their only mistake was getting caught as I believe all of them are at it. Mad Max always waiting saw a golden opportunity and must have been rubbing his hands with glee as he must sure be doing now reading articles like this. Ron Dennis was at war, with so many enemies: Ferrari pulling the strings of their puppet Mad Max, the enemy within in the form of outclassed by a rookie former WDC (who shall remain nameless). Shame RD chose to focus at this fight and took his eyes off the ball.

Ed, London,

Some want Mr Dennis to quit. He said he won't. I'd like he remains and keep on sinking McLaren in the mire. It's a pity that De la Rosa and Santander keep on working with him.

Jose Miguel, Malaga, Spain

The mismanagement extended to the rookie, Hamilton, who was allowed, from early in the season, to show the most monumental disrespect for his team mate - a two-time world champion. That is not to say that Hamilton's talents should have been curbed - no, only his mouth should have been zipped. Some amateur had clearly advised him, badly, on psychological strategies that might enable him to get under his team mate's skin. Well, he succeeded in that but look at no more than the last race of the season to see what that led to - Hamilton was forced to run wide on the very first lap by a disgruntled team mate determined, at any cost, not to let him past while, in the Ferrari team, the race leader, Massa, played along in allowing his team mate to get ahead and so win the big one - the championship. If Lewis Hamilton's head does not shrink considerably in future, he will never be ruled by the common sense necessary to the attainment of the world championship.

Robert Daniel, Los Angeles, USA

Considering the managerial blunders that happened under the watch of mr Dennis this year it's only fair that someone took a different outlook instead of trumpeting the usual image of infallibility and integrity.

T, Springfield,

Surely the Managing Director, Jonathan Neale, is the one who we should all be looking at. It is he who is Head of the Technical Team is it not! He failed to be honest and open to his superiors when faced with ferrari information. They trusted him to manage!!! He has let everyone down.

Rachel McDonald, glasgow, scotland

what's the 'reason' that lewis could fail to win the wdc in such dramatic fashion in the last 2 races?

james, cheltenham,

I remember at scholl when you did something wrong but you confesed it, then sometimes you got absolution....
"maybe F1 is also a childrens scholl"

PS: McLaren's guys: with this confesion you have proved that Alonso was not the main key on improving the car from a year to another ;-)
well done guys.......

Javier, Cordoba, Argentina

What is the point of this article if it is not to muddy the entire f1 community when it needs the exact opposite, Edward Gorman your malicious comments concerning Ron Dennis serve no purpose other than to broadcast your own personal agendas. Mclaren have done more for F1 and its sporting code than any other team in history "fact". One stray employee who broke a gray rule shouldnt be met with witch hunt of this scale. Anybody who knows a bit about f1 should realise that spying has played a large part for decades, throwing the book at mclaren should bring an end to it, but please lets draw a line under this episode and let mclaren continue to entertain us as they have done for so long.

phillip sanders, doncaster,

Come on, people. RD has confessed.
The whole team McLaren was using information from Ferrari, the fact is that RD has admitted it. A few months ago British press was lying telling us that only Coughlan, De la Rosa and Alonso knew that information. In that sense British press owes De la Rosa and Alonso an apology. Of course, RD owes them too, but I think he is rather haughty and arrogant.

Next season will be interesting. We will know if Hamilton can fit his car by his own (so we'll see if that stuff about LH copying FA developments is true or not), we'll see if Alonso is such a good developer with Renault (a car which is, in theory, inferior than McLaren), we'll see if Piquet Jr can face Alonso, we'll check that McLaren supposed equality again by the treatment they give to Kovalainen, we'll see if Raikkonen can repeat and what is going to be the role of Massa in Ferrari. And, what I expect most: let's see if BMW Sauber can face the challenge to measure up Ferrari and McLaren.

Salva, Valencia,

Ed just one point to your article. Alonso hadn't ripped the team apart. Was RD who did it, just giving best suport to LH rather to FA. Because of his personal failed election, he had to resign.

Yes, while FA tought that he was working for the team and to himself, he brought to MC, improvements in several technical aspects to help the team to achieve best results than in the previous 7 years. All this improvements meant 0.6 or 0.7 secs in the track. without this achievements, MC never had become a real challenger to Ferrary this season. Ask to MC for LH contribution in that technicall sense, its cero if not we would know already.

After FA noticed, that LH was reciving his telemetrics to learn as much as posible, the best strategies, and even a better suport from his own team, FA the man who make all the great season posible received RD "we weren’t racing Kimi [Raikkonen], we were basically racing Fernando [Alonso]”. FA just started to work strictly for himself. Even all that 109=109.

Jose Balseiros, Oviedo,

For the people that are saying that there's nothing in the letter from MC. To me If there where something, that would mean to fire-up MC from the champiomship. They ask to apologizes to avoid further investigations that, I guees, they assume will produce worst consequences for MC.

To me RD has to be fired by the board of MC. Who may Rule the team? MERCEDES of course, but not Norbert Haugh.

I bet, I know who Hamilton wants to rule the team. Of course he wants Ron, the man whom bring a doble champion, whom brought new chances to the team, improving the car, telemetrics and in the track even having less team support with LH enjoying al the FA telemetrics, hits 109=109. LH brings nothing extra, he failed twice, to deserves best treatament over FA. In that sense FA haven't had failed with the proper team support. 109=109.

The Italian judges, will show whom is guilty in MC. Renault can be bring on trial by MC,if MC have suspects REN have the advantage of industrial spionage

Jose Balseiros, Oviedo,

I am amzed by some of the comments to your article. Someone broke the law and committed a criminal offense. It is called "industrial espionage". The consequences are prison for the guilty party and compensation for the victim.

Tommaso, London, UK

I've never heard anything so daft - RD built McLaren to what it is now - he *is* McLaren.
Have you read and *dissected* the FIA report? Have you had a competent engineer (not idiot lawyer or layman) go over it? Whiting should be fired for producing such an amateur, opinionated piece of cant.

This issue is far from over.

andy, glos,

Why wake up now ? Total shambles that they will be allowed to drive in 2008 .

H. Withers, Birmingham,

Ed, don't you think that Dennis, Mclaren (and F1) have already payed a big enough price? What more should happen? Fire them? Who's going to do that? Dennis is the boss, and has the majority of shareholders behind him(probably all of them,actually). Resign? Not yet, Dennis will be looking to go out on a high. Expect to see Mclaren more focused, faster, better.

jaime, madrid, spain

As only a living room spectator of F1 it seems to me that Maclaren have been caught up in a much bigger problem than
being guilty of industrial espionage. With the interchange of personell between the teams and the long standing freindships that must build during peoples working lives, surely it it not uncommon for these type of events to be a part and parcel of life in most industries. Surely then it is the
responsibility of all teams to guard there development research a lot more carefully than Ferrari did, unless of course they new what they were doing. I have seen or heard nothing of what exactly was used by Maclaren from these documents
other than the fact that they were offered them.
Ron Dennis seems to me to be the type who would furrow his own path anyway and considering the tight regulations for the spec of the cars then it would seem possible that any team could reach a similar point in developement all be it from different directions. Or am I just a bit niave.

Peter Jordan, Reading, UK

so,now we at last hear the truth,dragged from them,max mosley was right all along it now seems,lets hear it for him british press,and what about the music hall comedian who claims to know all ,but in reality knows nothing,oh yes and switzerlands l.hamilton and daddy,what did they know?not me guv ron and co should resign they are a walking pit lane disaster act.how on earth mclaren are still being allowed to participate in f1 beggars belief.GO,GO NOW.

martin, peterborough, u.k.

ED: You are trying to distance yourself from the position your esteemed colleague, Martin Brundle, has taken on this issue.

You have been on the periphery of the F1 scene just over a year, and Martin has been far more involved than you will ever be for well over 20 years. I think I know who I would trust to tell it a it is. I guess you are not wanting to suffer the "wrath" of Max next season - that pass should be in the post now, mate.

Max has a vendetta against RD. He has pursued him relentlessly this season and wants nothing more than to see his political moves get RD ejected from McLaren. I see that you are helping Max's cause by calling for RD's head. Shame on you.

The FIA have questions to answer:
Why is the 2008 Renault not being investigated?
There are allegations that the flow of information from Ferrari to McLaren was a two way street - why was this not followed up?
Why do the FIA allow persons from opposing teams participate in rulings against their competitor?

Edward, Concord, NC USA

this is a poor man,can´t you see it?

antiham, madrid, spain

I have now read the Mclaren letter several times as some disagree that they emphasised the information was not full facts.
I am sorry but it is circumstantial evidence when the full letter from McLaren says "may have penetrated".

So I find it strange McLaren in their letter say they have stopped the use of three areas that "may" have been affected by Ferrari technology, and then the FIA is happy to close the case.
In other words the FIA has closed the case on a letter from McLaren that apologises and says there is no hard proof but a possibility.

I am sure the FIA would still not had accepted the letter if they were 100% sure technology was used.

Aubrey, London,

Edward Gorman has obviously fallen, hook, line and sinker for the spin which has come from the FIA in its repeated attacks on the McLaren Formula One team, almost certainly at the request of the FIA's favoured team - Ferrari.

There is still no evidence that McLaren used whatever information was given to it by a Ferrari employee - McLaren did not ask for this information, it was handed to them on a plate. Yes, they could, and should, have refused it, but there were other plans involving the guilty parties in the exchange of information. The transcript of the September hearings does not at any point say that McLaren made use of the information - only that they may have done. Remeber, also, that the FIA have not even given consideration to Nigel Stepneys statement that Ferrari received information about McLaren.

It is important to present a balanced arguement, and this article completely fails in that area. Please Mr Gorman, look at all the facts available before writing again.

Andy, Pontefract, England

The 21 page report by Charlie Whiting is damning stuff for Dennis, given his previous submissions that "it couldn't happen here."

The last line of the report could see Ron go. "The prior investigations by McLaren into use of the confidential Ferrari information do not appear to have been very thorough."

Indeed, where is Ron? Rather conspicuous by his absence. (Apology signed by Whitmarsh, no comment from Ron on signing Heikke, no launch of new car)

Keith, Edinburgh,

Reading the article I was reminded of so many soccer pundits blaming Sven for the woes of the England squad in 2006. Get real. Ron Dennis - track record over 25 years second to none.

Hindsight - deployed in abundance by any number of writers - didn't pick Hamilton out and give him an equal chance alongside a current World Champion.

I bet I know who Hamilton wants running the team next year. Ron's a good man, even if he does occasionally cry like a girl.

S Eriksson, Manchester,

That whole article is one sided. Yes McLaren were guilty in spygate. ...so were Ferrari and Renault. ...but only McLaren were punished severely...Renault get a slap on the wrist...Ferrari get away with no sanction. If RD has a weakness, its not realising the power he has and lack of conviction. The Renault verdict was so sickening...I would have gonne round to Bernie and Max and announced the retirement of McLaren from the championship. after that he could write a book and oust all the dubious dealings of the F1 teams over the last few years. Without McLaren, Ferrari will waltz to the title next year and for the forseeable future. ...the viewing numbers would collaspse.

Simon, Carrick, Antrim

As everything DID happen at Ron's watch, he might very well have to accept consequences. But still, even beyond having his precious team reputation and hislife's work in shambles, a hefty fine, huge business consequences and above all, his personal integrity questioned, how much more can be thrown at him? There's no doubt in my mind about Ron's ability to run a succesfull business or run a business successfully, but manegerial this has failure written all over it.
I will still remain a, a little more humble, McLaren fan. It easy kicking a man when he's already down :(
Merry Christmas, may there be room for forgiveness

Gilraen, NL,

McLaren and Renault DID THE SAME THING, McLaren received the biggest fine in sporting History $100 million. The only person that should go is Max Mosley, the man is so bias against McLaren. If Ferrari, had done the same thing as McLaren nothing would have been said by Mad Max. If you ask non Alonso fans who destorying F1 99% could say Max Mosley. Anyway to all Alonso fans, Alonso DOES NOT DRIVER FOR McLaren anymore so the nightmare for McLaren fans is over. What have Sir Ron Dennis, done wrong ask that both his drivers be competitive? Which alonso and his spainish fans couldn't handle. If Alonso and Renault think Nelson Jr is going to lay back and play second fiddler to Alonso and Renault cheating boss. Their better think again. Didn't 14 Renault employees have McLaren intellectual property on there computies? Didn't Mr Mosley, head of the FIA turn a blind eye to the action of Renault? I wouldn't be suprise that Lewis upset Mad Max just look at his family and his history.

Janice, East London, England

Yeah in my opinion Mclaren has used Ferrari's data and incorporated it into their cars. I mean come if someone gives you information to why Ferrari have been so successful why would you just share it with some of your drivers? Wouldn't you go share it with the person who actually designs the car. Plus prior to this season Mclaren was down in the dumps and all of a sudden they bounce back and start challenging the elite teams? Their reliability goes from crap to super good. is it a coincident? i really highly doubt that.

Joe Smith, Taipei, Taiwan

So did Lewis Hamilton also know? No, of course, he was the only person in Mclaren alongwith his daddy that didn't know. Lets go back a few months to the anti Alonso campaign and see from hindsight the behaviour of his work mates. Alonso made mistakes, but, how on earth could the team not say anything and just let him take all the beating? Under whoms instructions this silence? Ron Dennis'? Imagine all of this happended where you worked?

martin, Los Barrios (Cadiz), spain

"As we know now.." ? Everybody outside U.K. knew long time ago that senior management in McLaren was involved in the Spygate..In the meantime the British press was busy putting the blame on Alonso and using him as a smoke screen and scapegoat...shameful really..You have been keeping all along the truth from the public.So Dennis and Whitmarsh should pack and go? I totally agree but the same goes for some names in the British press...More honesty and impartiality would be welcomed..but these words seem to be alien for the British reporters hanging out in the pitlane...

J. DV, london, uk

Circumstantial evidence? Mclaren themselves have admitted this for goodness' sake! Has anyone bothered to download the report from the FIA website and read it?

The quickshift, fast fill, and CO2 as a tyre gas are all sudden changes in the Mclaren design philosophy and all coincide with technology used only by Ferrari - while development on these begins right after the Stepney-Coughlan exchanges.

The only thing FIA are doing wrong here is letting a team, Mclaren Mercedes, who have by their own admission used Ferrari technology in their 2008 car, just walk away from this scot free.

Tetsuya, Tokyo, Japan

What does it take to make people believe that McLaren had and have information about Ferrari...? Earlier it was that its only circumstantial now... even after McLaren themselves admit to have info of Ferrari on their cars now you say the reason they are doing is 'cos "they do not want to prolong" isn’t this the same team that all said stood for integrity! where is it now? In a pawn shop?

Some people believed in June when McLaren said that they don’t have the info, they again said the same in Oct that they don’t have then info, then also you believed, now when they say they have the info, you say its a ploy by FIA to trap them.

I can say that if FIA had not scheduled that the meeting will be in FEB but in DEC that same people once more would have denied having the info!

Do you believe a group of people that keep on changing their story each and every time they are put in the spot?

Just ask the above question to yourself and see what answer you come up with?

King, Los Angles, USA

I think this article ignores that the "proof" against McLaren is all circumstantial, and that it was still going to be argued that way come February by the FIA.
The reason for the current letter is that they had no choice as the FIA action has crippled the corporate sponsorship of this company.

The story should be how the FIA have nearly destroyed McLaren based on circumstantial evidence.
In a perfect world McLaren would be able to fight for their rights, however when your financially being ruined as sponsors cannot commit then your left with no choice.

I can only think FIA delayed it until February knowing the affect it would have on McLaren financially instead of actually holding the meeting when it should had been.

It would be better news if the article looked at what exactly is the state of the development put on hold and compare that to other teams.
No matter who was in charge of McLaren, the FIA have followed circumstantial evidence against them and not other teams.

Aubrey, London,

I think the single biggest failing was right back in the beginning. McLaren KNEW of a Ferrari mole and at very best, chose to do nothing, and at worst, actively sought benefit from it.

EVERYTHING could have been avoided with a little display of sportsmanship back in March.

Instead they have called in all their favours from the old boys club of Maurice Hamilton, Alan Henry, the BRDC in order to smear Ferrari and the FIA, rather than keeping their own house in order they sought to wreck Renaults. They even tried to discredit the winner of the championship no less.

I'm glad this spiteful, vile and ridiculous team have finally been exposed. The untold damage they exacted on the sport, on Lewis' title bid, on the validity of Kimi's well earnt title.

I just hope the aforementioned personalities show the same 'zeal' in rebuking McLaren as they did the FIA and Ferrari.

Aaron James, Fulham, London

No, Ed, he was trying to handle Hamilton, not Alonso. Alonso was the only one at McLaren who knew what to do to win the championship.

Everybody knows what to do if you have a WC and you want to win a title but only Ron (may be you too) knows what to do in order to lose the same championship several times, favouring a rookie over the WC, racing against the WC, letting the rookie not obbey the team rules, doing nothing if the rookie goes against your team and it costs you some constructor points...

But no, Ed, you are still attacking a driver. And you are doing it while McLaren say "we were guilty and the team has that information". It was not Alonso's emails. They are talking about the FIA investigation. Attacking a driver... And the other one? Was he part of the Team?

Now you are asking why he is not fired. Review your blog entries and your articles this season. may be we are asking the same question about you, Ed. You are doing the same that he did.

Omar Hafsun, Bobastro, Malaca

Mr. Ed:

It is great to get the chance of reading you, an independent journalist . However, this feature should have been written many weeks ago. Nice work, anyway.

Captain Sparrow, Getxo, spain