McLaren blasted in court row

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In the run-up to the Court of Appeal hearing into the 'cool fuel' row, McLaren officials - including Hamilton - insisted they did not want to win the title in the courtroom.

Ferrari's legal representative Nigel Tozzi QC said: ""This is not the way a Formula One world championship should be won."

He added: "Mr Hamilton himself, potentially the only beneficiary, has said very clearly he does not want to win the championship this way.

"Mr Norbert Haug, head of Mercedes motorsport, has again gone on the record and said McLaren are not appealing in order to claim the championship.

"Mr Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren F1 CEO) in an interview said said 'finding a way to award the world drivers' championship to Lewis retrospectively, is not at all what this is about'.

"It could be said McLaren are shameless hypocrites devoid of any integrity, or maybe what their representatives have said should be taken at face value.

"If what they want is clarity, then by all means let them have that, but do not allow them to have the world championship this way.

"It would be a serious injustice to Mr Raikkonen should the world title be taken away from him, a fact recognised by Mr Hamilton and Mr (Fernando) Alonso."