Ferrari's lawyers accuse McLaren of grave hypocrisy

For the appeal presented against the confirmation of the finishing order of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Ferrari lawyer Nigel Tozzi accused McLaren of evident hypocrisy, for having hidden the aggressive strategy of its lawyers until the last moment behind a simple request for clarification: “It wouldn't be a fair way to win the world championship. Mr. Hamilton, the only potential beneficiary of the appeal, has made it clear that he does not want the title this way. Mr. Norbert Haug, head of Mercedes Motorsport, has stated several times that McLaren is not appealing for the championship and Mr. McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh gave an interview yesterday in which he said their intentions were not to take the title retrospectively. These are statements of blatant hypocrisy, devoid of moral integrity or perhaps what was said was just meant to be a facade. If what they want is a clarification, then everything must be done to give them satisfaction, but they must not be allowed to get the championship in this way. It would be a very serious injustice for Raikkonen, as publicly recognized by both Hamilton and Alonso."

The FIA ​​Court of Appeal's decision on McLaren-Mercedes' request to reconsider the finishing order of the Brazilian Grand Prix is ​​expected tomorrow.

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