McLaren team releases details of spy allegations against F1 rival Renault

McLaren has raised the stakes in Formula One's latest spy scandal by releasing details of its allegations against rival team Renault.

Renault has been summoned to a Dec. 6 hearing of the World Motor Sport Council in Monaco on charges of having "unauthorized possession of documents and confidential information" of McLaren cars between September 2006 and October 2007.

British newspapers on Friday quoted a memo leaked by McLaren's lawyers suggesting that Renault's activities were more serious than those that resulted in McLaren being fined a record US$100 million for possessing secret Ferrari documents.

"It is clear that McLaren's …