Does Bernie and Spanky pocket the cash?
Does Bernie and Spanky pocket the cash?
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amare32

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2,420 posts

252 months

Saturday 25th April 2009
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Always wonder what happens to the money 'generated' from fines imposed by the FIA? McLaren was fined for a not so small sum of £100 million a couple of years ago
which was an obscene amount and wouldn't rule them out receiving another big fine in the coming weeks. Always wonder how they work out the exact amount they
want to fine, do Spanky...erm, Max and Bernie draw up a list of want they want to buy and once they agree then simply pocket the cash once teams have paid the fines?

flemke

23,495 posts

266 months

Saturday 25th April 2009
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amare32 said:
Always wonder what happens to the money 'generated' from fines imposed by the FIA? McLaren was fined for a not so small sum of £100 million a couple of years ago
which was an obscene amount and wouldn't rule them out receiving another big fine in the coming weeks. Always wonder how they work out the exact amount they
want to fine, do Spanky...erm, Max and Bernie draw up a list of want they want to buy and once they agree then simply pocket the cash once teams have paid the fines?
With the $100M, whatever would have gone to McLaren for its finishing position in the WCC was forfeited and went back into the pot. It was redistributed to the other entrants. IIRC, that would have been about $40M.
The balance was paid by M. to the FIA, which claimed that it would be used to improve safety for "grass-roots" motor sport.

heebeegeetee

30,142 posts

277 months

Saturday 25th April 2009
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flemke said:
amare32 said:
Always wonder what happens to the money 'generated' from fines imposed by the FIA? McLaren was fined for a not so small sum of £100 million a couple of years ago
which was an obscene amount and wouldn't rule them out receiving another big fine in the coming weeks. Always wonder how they work out the exact amount they
want to fine, do Spanky...erm, Max and Bernie draw up a list of want they want to buy and once they agree then simply pocket the cash once teams have paid the fines?
With the $100M, whatever would have gone to McLaren for its finishing position in the WCC was forfeited and went back into the pot. It was redistributed to the other entrants. IIRC, that would have been about $40M.
The balance was paid by M. to the FIA, which claimed that it would be used to improve safety for "grass-roots" motor sport.
I thought the FIA, being impartial and all, had put Michael Schumacher in charge of t'committee to decide how to distribute the fine...