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Formula One’s spying scandal took a new twist Thursday when Renault was accused by the sport’s governing body of possessing confidential information belonging to rival team McLaren.
FIA summoned Renault officials to a hearing of the World Motor Sport Council in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on December 6 to answer a charge of having “unauthorised possession of documents and confidential information” of McLaren cars between September 2006 and October 2007.
The information includes “but (is) not limited to the layout and critical dimensions of the McLaren F1 car, together with details of the McLaren fueling system, gear assembly, oil cooling system, hydraulic control system and a novel suspension component used by the 2006 and 2007 McLaren F1 cars,” the FIA statement said.
A Renault F1 spokeswoman said the company could not “for legal reasons” give detailed comment. The spokeswoman asked that she not be identified by name, citing company policy.
