Don’t appeal, Bernie tells Ferrari
The reaction from within Maranello and the Italian press has been universal in condemnation, and even Italian World Motor Sport Council member Luigi Macaluso broke ranks and FIA protocol last week and revealed that he thought guilty McLaren should have received a ban for possessing confidential Ferrari material.
"Juventus were sent down to Serie B for a lot less," he said last week.
The World Council's verdict was, however, apparently unanimous, and F1 chief executive Ecclestone says that should be the end of it.
And, having previously described the spying affair as "nonsense", he told the British newspaper News of the World: "If Ferrari think the wrong decision has been made they have every right to appeal and I think they will.
"But I don't think it will make any difference to the championship positions in the end."
Mercedes-Benz competition chief Norbert Haug also seemed unfazed by the prospect of his team facing another court test.
"Any appeal would have exactly the same result," he told German media. "I'm not worried. We're cleaner than clean."