McLaren 'no comment' on spy developments

The Woking-based outfit issued a statement on Friday following growing speculation about the nature of new evidence that had been discovered by the FIA.

And although the focus is now on an email exchange between drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Fernando Alonso, McLaren want to wait until the September 13 before speaking about the matter.

McLaren said in a statement that they intended to make "a strong set of submissions" at the hearing in Paris next week but could not comment further for legal reasons.

"We understand that information has again been leaked into the media," McLaren said in a statement referring to the stories emerging from the paddock yesterday, "and consequently there is a desire for us to address the issues that relate to the meeting of the World Motorsport Council on Thursday 13th September 2007 where we intend to make a strong set of submissions.

"However our lawyers have advised us that as the case will be heard by the World Motor Sport Council on Thursday of next week that this is the appropriate forum for the matter to be discussed, and that the team and our drivers should make no further comment.

"We kindly ask the media to understand this position."