McLaren charged over lying to stewards

LONDON: McLaren risk heavy sanctions, including the possibility of being excluded from the F1 championship, after being summoned to face charges of lying to stewards at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Tuesday that it had charged the team of world champion Lewis Hamilton with breaching the international sporting code on five counts.

An extraordinary meeting of the FIA's world motor sport council (WMSC) will be held in Paris on April 29, the Wednesday after the fourth round of the championship in Bahrain.