McLaren case heads for Court of Appeal

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McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan had come to be in possession of confidential Ferrari documents earlier in the year. But last week, McLaren escaped a penalty after the World Motorsport Council (WMSC) ruled there was insufficient evidence that it had affected this year's title race.

FIA president Max Mosley's decision to refer the case to the Court of Appeal comes in response to a letter critical of the WMSC decision from Italy's automobile federation president Luigi Macaluso.

The new ruling means Ferrari will get to put forward their side of the story after being denied the option of appealing last week's verdict due to only being invited to the WMSC hearing.

Mosley wrote: "Your letter suggests that the outcome may have been different if the Council had given Ferrari further opportunities to be heard beyond those that were in fact offered.

"Because of this and the importance of public confidence in the outcome, I will send this matter to the FIA Court of Appeal under article 23.1 of the FIA Statutes with a request that the Court hear both Ferrari and McLaren and any other Championship competitor who so requests.

"This will determine whether the decision of the WMSC was appropriate and, if not, substitute such other decision as may be just."