McLaren Cleared in the Team Order Row

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Team McLaren Mercedes have been cleared of their Team Order Row. McLaren were under scrutiny from the FIA for allegedly issuing team orders that prevented Lewis Hamilton from challenging Fernando Alonso for the race lead, so that McLaren have a sure shot chance of a 1-2 finish, charges of which they have been cleared fair and square.

Here's what the controversy was: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6698349.stm

Here's the Clearing off: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6704973.stm

Here's the Full FIA statement: http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6178/774.html

The point to point explanation of the McLaren strategy in the FIA statement, leaves no doubt in my mind that had the safety car been deployed, Hamilton who would have been in a position to make the most of it. Plus the strategy in accordance with McLaren pace at Monaco was an almost foolproof one for a 1-2 finish, sans any technical or driver error.

So, I must say, it was perfect a race weekend with a perfect strategy for Team McLaren that ended the way it was supposed to, along with all the free controversy and publicity.

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Jurado

No it isn't true, I think the plan was that Alonso had to be first in the first corner. So Hamilton dives right behind Alonso to block Massa(But it wasn't nescessairy 'cause Massa was way to slow). That plan worked very well. If there was a saftey car, then Hamilton had bigger chances to win the race, but there was no SC so Alonso won easily.

Grttz,