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Dennis ready to swallow bitter pill

Ron Dennis has hinted McLaren will not appeal the FIA's decision over the spy scandal in the interest of the sport and for a bit of peace of mind. Morally the team principal is defiant that the Woking-based team does not deserve the $100 million fine and exclusion from this year's constructors' championship but thinks that it is time to put this behind them. 

"If we do not appeal this, it will be because we want closure," Dennis told reporters at Spa. "The other teams I hope will understand the financial penalty we will swallow in the interests of the sport. I don't want to drag this thing on if I can get closure. And closure is for Formula One. It has to be complete closure." 

He added: "There is not more than one other team in the pit lane ... who can take a $100 million hit. At the end of the day, we can swallow it."

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