Mosley convinced spy affair a one-off

McLaren were stripped of their constructor points last season and fined $100 million (50 million pounds) because of the Ferrari data scandal.

Mosley is not only convinced there will be no repeat, but also believes that the affair has improved the governing body's relationship with the two top teams.

"I think that better and more open relationships on Ferrari's and McLaren's part with the Federation were born from this story," Mosley told Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview.

"Everybody knows that a repeat of what happened would be dangerous, both in the sanctions and in the consequences.

"McLaren's problem wasn't so much about what they did do, it was rather more about what they didn't say. Had they told (Jean) Todt, immediately one year ago, what they knew, and had they told us last July about what one of their technicians was in possession of, then they would have had solidarity and they would have run less risks.

"Instead, they always denied others besides (Mike) Coughlan knew certain things. They did that up until December."

Mosley also denied he had something personal against McLaren boss Ron Dennis or his team.

"That's not true," he said. "Take for example that episode in Hungary: we have the recordings, never made public, of the team's radio communications, and I can tell you that the stewards acted correctly.

"If I was against Dennis, I wouldn't have awarded McLaren the supply of the ECUs to the F1 teams, I would have let Magneti Marelli win the contract, since it already supplied most of the teams.

"The top teams always work on the limit of the regulations, and we must halt them consistently, but we are impartial.

"Every time I see Ron, the relationship is pleasurable reciprocally. It's true that I haven't had an in-depth discussion with him since Spa, and I'm sorry for what happened to him, but it was he who took the decision to follow a certain course of events..."