The McLaren Formula 1 team has notified the FIA that it has no intention to appeal the verdict of the World Motor Sport Council that was announced on 13th September. The team was fined 100 million dollar and excluded from the constructors' championship.
The team has decided not to appeal and instead focus on the future of the team in Formula 1. In a statement the team said it is in the best interests of the sport and the team's goal of winning races and championships, not to appeal.
A statement of the McLaren team furthermore read;
It is clear from the full judgement that the World Motor Sport Council concluded that the charge that a McLaren employee had "unauthorised possession of documents and confidential information" was proven.
Despite the existence of no evidence that the information was applied, tested or shared with the engineering team (which it was not), this possession constitutes a breach of the Code. To our regret and embarrassment, the content of the previously unknown emails demonstrated possession not being limited to a single person, albeit unsanctioned in any way by the team. For this breach of Article 151c, a very heavy penalty has been imposed on the team.
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