Domenicali hopes F1 leaves spy row behind

With the FIA having stated last month that it viewed the matter finished now that McLaren had apologised and offered a design moratorium on 2008 parts that could have been influenced by Ferrari ideas, Domenicali has also suggested that he wants to waste little time raking over the events of 2007.

Speaking at the annual Wrooom event in Italy on Wednesday, Domenicali said that he hoped there was little reason for the matter to be discussed again - although emphasised much would depend on McLaren's approach to the situation.

"The wounds are difficult to heal because of the context in which they came out," he said. "However, it is my responsibility from an operational point of view to look into the future.

"When you burn your fingers, you do not get close to the fire again until you learn how to manage the wind and other variables. So we will see what their (McLaren's) approach is going to be.

"My goal is that I am looking to the future for the good of F1 because I think what came out last season was not good for the credibility of F1. What was positive was that the world reacted in a certain way, and the FIA reacted in the right way. But clearly these were things that hurt F1.

"From a legal point of view the procedures (civil and criminal actions) are going on. They do not depend on our will but on the judiciary authorities who are following the case."

Although Ferrari, like many teams, have tightened up their internal security measures to limit the chances of another employee supplying information to a rival team, Domenicali conceded it would be almost impossible to eradicate the possibility completely.

"Other teams and Ferrari have done a lot in terms of industrial security to protect one's own know how and procedures. But you are speaking about persons who had certain responsibilities within the organisations, and there are no procedures that will work against a betrayal of values.

"If people at a certain level do not respect the principles of sporting loyalties then there are no procedures that will work."