Scandal and intrigue never appear far away from sport, as I have noted on this site previously. Mclaren's recent £50m fine (£50m !!!) from the FIA would surely have made Ron Dennis, the boss, wince but I'm sure their coffers will live to fight another day. But the media have made a far bigger story about the fact that the fine was levied for cheating and that Mclaren's reputation has been tarnished.
Does anyone care ? Formula 1, in my rather naive view, is so heavily burdened with technology it's wonder that the likes of Stirling Moss haven't cried foul a long time ago. I'm sure it's not within the bounds of all possibility that the F1 teams could build a Schumacher Machine, capable of driving the cars without human intervention. They're not far away from that already.
Yet again, I fear the reputation that matters most here is in the eyes of the cash-rich sponsors rather than the spectators. Will they all be leaving the Mclaren stable in their droves now ? Highly unlikely. My guess is they'll be so confused about who did what to whom and when that they'll throw their arms in the air and write another cheque.
Such is the nature of the richest (and most confusing) sport in the world.
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