[WrigleyMike]

Nov.5 (GMM) Norbert Haug has refused to deny suggestions that Fernando Alonso was actually fired and threatened with legal action by McLaren-Mercedes.

In its media announcement last Friday, the Woking based outfit described the Spaniard's departure after an acrimonious single season as a "mutual parting of ways".

But despite widespread reports this year that Alonso was unhappy at McLaren, it is rumoured that the 26-year-old's 2008 contract was simply terminated by the team due to breaches by Alonso this year.

It has also been suggested that he has been warned by McLaren officials that he risks legal action should he continue to malign Ron Dennis' team in subsequent musings to the press.

Haug, who is Mercedes' competition chief, would not confirm the reports at the weekend at the 'Stars and Cars' event in Stuttgart.

But he said: "I will not say whether or not everything that occurred in the past was right or not."

Haug, 54, also revealed that Alonso has agreed to conform with a separation agreement.


Written: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:37:14

http://formula-1.updatesport.com/new...ired/view.html

No wonder sort of damages FA has done to the Mclaren team.. after morale and common sense every one can take is ' dont bully' the employer who gave you a job & paid you!!!

Mclaren should take him to court..

[Jannet.K]

Mclaren should take him to court..

Why bother?

Edit: This thread title is also misleading.

[chodeasyday]

Norbert Haug has refused to deny...

Oh well, that obviously means Alonso was 'Fired' and threatened with Legal action by Mclaren

You've got to love the way the media present their stories

[eropiereetuekm]

Ooh! This sounds like constructive dismissal...

[Dapnoinaacale]

The press release by both parties was so beautiful and loving that I could hear the Stradivarious playing in the background.
I don't think anyone here believed a single word of the co-ordinated press releases by the two parties when the announcement was made. I really loved the part where Alonso had to say that he believed he was treated equally and fairly by McLaren. Even if he knew he was, why on earth would he have said that?

[TughEmotteTug]

No wonder sort of damages FA has done to the Mclaren team.. after morale and common sense every one can take is ' dont bully' the employer who gave you a job & paid you!!!

Mclaren should take him to court..

The irrelevance of this article is only exceeded by
its irrelevance as a meaningful forum thread
Your interpretation and opinion is very poorly presented,
and lacks basic insight into the propriety of the subject matter. IMHO

[GenrieAB]

Regardless of who publicly claims this or that who did what, that statement was something hammerred out by lawyers, and did not happen in one Friday afternoon and the same thing is true of the seperation agreement--my guess it was done well before the Brazil GP or discussions begun much earlier, explaining many of the pro-mac statemtns coming out of FA--It is mostly Mac trying to save face, with FA getting what he clearly wanted, a free release. In return, he talks about how fairly and equally he was treated and other pro-mac PR

Now if RD (or Mercedes) can not help himself, and just has to run off his mouth to satisfy his ego.....then that party may be in violation of the seperation agreement. In any event, until FA feels he is safely down the road with his new team, will anything ever pop out about how he really feels

[Jxmwzgpv]

life in Anillo del toro's is just wonderful - keeps out some of the bo

[Promotiona]

Oh well, that obviously means Alonso was 'Fired' and threatened with Legal action by Mclaren

You've got to love the way the media present their stories

and some so called fans as well....

[salomal-qask]

Ooh! This sounds like constructive dismissal...

Not to get too tecnical, but you have to be in employment for over a year to be entitled to Employee Relations Laws to cover you, they could have let Alonso go with no fear of repercussion, it is also probably fair to say that as with Juan Pablo, they have more than likely clauses so if deflamation of the team is a dismissal offence as such

[gastabegree]

Just for clarification - as it was brought out in Pedro de la Rosa's statement to the FIA, drivers are not "employees" of a team but rather like "sub-contractors." They are paid to drive, but they are not technically team employees like tire changers, designers, etc.

Then, technically, wouldn't Alonso's contract simply have been canceled since the team couldn't "fire" him in the normal sense?

(On a different note, I believe that FA's contract breach was due to his lack of wearing the team-approved haircut!)

[Sipewrio]

They need to "fire" PDLR too for his part in the scandal.

[Wetekemieluth]

Ooh! This sounds like constructive dismissal...

to avoid destructive life ...

[ssyyyrruho]

Do us all a favour Nando.... jump in another car next year and spank McLaren as hard as you can!!!!

McLaren have done themselves absolutely no favours this year in the way they have gone about the track thinking they're bigger than the sport. McLaren were the biggest joke out there.... and that's saying something considering Hondas wonderful performance 2007!!

[ssyyyrruho]

Hmmm I seem to talk a lot of negative on here,... sorry, this place just seems to be my McLaren output centre.

One thing positive I will say is that it's been a forget-me-not year!

[Jxmwzgpv]

well this is a good year RD got thrashed to the max well deserved by this arrogant MF. He had it all in the bag and then walks away with a 100 mil fine and a bat up his ass. Next up Mario Thesien - He needs the Ron Dennis bat next year!!

[TughEmotteTug]

Do us all a favour Nando.... jump in another car next year and spank McLaren as hard as you can!!!!

Will not be an easy task for Fred! Although he will be sufficently motivated.

[UMATURLIN]

Will not be an easy task for Fred! Although he will be sufficently motivated.

Definitely, he seems to thrive on adversities motivating him - lucky he's good at creating them. Kinda like another ex-world champion.

[DenisMoor]

Definitely, he seems to thrive on adversities motivating him - lucky he's good at creating them. Kinda like another ex-world champion.

What's an ex-world champion? A champions stripped of his titles?

All those who won a championship are champions for ever, unless their titles are taken away.

Having a new champion after every championship doesn't make the previous champion an ex-champion.

Just wanted to point this out.

[eropiereetuekm]

It would be interesting if it did work like that though - every year you DON'T win the WDC, you get one taken away. It would stop drivers hanging around too long after their sell-by date!