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Aer...
I think 'normal' and F1 do not belong in the same sentence....
However I think it goes a little beyond a little recon down the pit lane....
Some well known examples of acquiring information...openly...
1) Scanning for the telemetry frequencies and getting direct down loads...even with frequency agile transmitters it was being done...talk about getting it from the horse's mouth..
2) Using high speed video cameras with associated sound recording equipment to record the engine note.. this can, with good analysis reveal the exact rev profile of the car and its max power and rev limits...not necesarily the power...
3) Stereophotography... get a decent 3d image of the car and recreate it in amodelling software to get a virtual model you can then run with CFD.
All of this is legit....as its done, in the open....however its like an iceberg....
There are tow 'natural' solutions to this situation...
a) He did send stuff to McLaren and he got caught...but this makes little sense...
b) In the scheme of things it benefits one team greatly....both in real terms of getting somebody out of the way, it detracts another team's attention, and it casts doubt on the individual.
Both are possible...
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