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The World Motor Sport Council will again sit in judgment on McLaren, this time in Monaco, just under three months after handing the team the biggest fine in sporting history.

At a WMSC hearing in Paris in September, McLaren were found guilty of fraudulent conduct, namely being in unauthorised possession of technical information belonging to Ferrari.

As punishment for their role in the spy scandal, McLaren were hit in the pocket to the tune of £50million and stripped of all their constructors' points for 2007 season.

The Council confirmed at the time that a full technical report on the 2008 McLaren car would also be undertaken to ensure no Ferrari data has been used on next year's model.

FIA inspectors have already carried out a thorough search of the team's Woking-based headquarters.

If it has been discovered McLaren have not just copied components, but have incorporated design ideas that can be traced to Ferrari, then the WMSC will impose further sanctions.

At worst, the team could be thrown out of the 2008 championship, or they could start next season on minus points.