> Webber sympathy for McLaren stars

Red Bull Racing star Mark Webber has told ITV Sport that he believes the off-track allegations facing McLaren over the latest twists in Formula 1's spy scandal could negatively affect on its drivers on-track this weekend.

The Australian says he can empathise with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton's plight as it's team faces fresh charges of alleged espionage ahead of next Thursday's renewed World Motor Sport Council meeting.

"I think you would definitely go to sleep at night having in the back of your mind that you have enough things in this game that you can't control, let alone having that to bear," he told ITV Sport's Ted Kravitz.

"As a driver it would be very, very frustrating to have this cloud over you.

"If you were in those poor guys shoes, to potentially lose a lot of their results. They know what they have achieved this year, that's still in their guts, but in terms of the results being taken away from them would be very, very tough.

"It's not a five minute job what McLaren has done this year, there is a lot of hard work and toil gone in to it irrespective of what information they may have had from other teams," he added.

"They have still done a more consistent job than anyone else in the pitlane this year.

"Okay it's hard to draw the line on what information they have had to be able to do that, but that we may never know."

Webber also said that he though it would be a shame for the sport if the actions of a few individuals cost McLaren, and Formula 1fans, a chance to play out the world championship battle.

"Unfortunately there is a lot of off-track stuff in this business that does effect on-track stuff and that is where this line is now going to be drawn; behind them or in front of them and I think obviously for the case to re-heard in front of a few more people in Paris is not in McLaren's favour," he observed.

"It’s getting smelly and it's disappointing that potentially two or three guys could screw the whole thing because it is down to those guys with low morals, who are not trustworthy and not respectful of the guys they have worked with, and they have stuffed the whole thing."