With the McLaren - Ferrari espionage scandal at full swing, there has been a lot of discussions about the legality of McLaren actions. FIA ruled that they were illegal, penalising them for $100 million. Is this fair? In racing teams focus on perfecting their equipment to the absolute limit, and in my opinion anything works. It’s no secret that teams are stydying each other’s cars and bikes down to miniscule details, recording the engine noise just to figure out competitors mapping and doing everything they can to get more information on competition’s equipment and tactics. Just like in any war there is desinformation, spies, intelligence, even moles and defectors. As long as racing if fair and the machinery complies with the rules it should be OK. It is Ferrari’s problem that they had a leak and valuable information got to McLaren. It’s war out there, and the one who can outsmart competition wins.

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