Originally Posted by
magracer
It think it was more of an economic decision... Kicking out the actual leader would harm the (little) competition there is in the championship, which would drive TV ratings down, which means less money for the FOM, which means less money for the teams... which would harm Ferrari again...
Now, how get's the 100 million? Bernie and his friends? is it divided among the teams? Ferrari as compensation?
It's money, always money that drives decisions in F1. I'm positive for example Honda (witout sponsors or option for the tittle), would have gotten the two year suspension.