The FIA ​​asked the BBC for Whitmarsh's interview

The FIA ​​is investigating McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh's role in the scandal of lying to stewards in Australia. The Federation has called McLaren before the World Motor Sport Council for further explanations on the matter and has asked the BBC for the tapes of the interview that the British broadcaster did with Whitmarsh after the Grand Prix.

In this interview the McLaren boss seems to support the arguments, later revealed to be false, that Lewis Hamilton and Dave Ryan had yet to present to the race commissioners. “Trulli overtook Hamilton while the safety car was on track, which is something you don't usually do,” Whitmarsh said in Melbourne.

According to the British press, the FIA ​​wants to study the original recording of the interview. If they were to find that Martin Whitmarsh supported Hamilton and Ryan's arguments, McLaren could also be accused of lying about Whitmarsh's involvement and knowledge of the matter.

Andre' Cotta