Ferrari suspect possible 'sabotage' attempt
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Ferrari suspect possible 'sabotage' attempt
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errari suspect possible 'sabotage' attemptInvestigation demanded on team member
22/06/07 14:39
Italian Formula One team Ferrari have asked the court in Modena to open an investigation into one of their own team members, who they suspect of attempted sabotage.
Ferrari admitted on Friday that a procedure against British team member Nigel Stepney has been opened in Modena.
"We informed the Modena court at the end of May and an internal disciplinary procedure is underway," Ferrari spokesman Luca Colajanni told AFP.
According to reliable sources, traces of a mysterious powder were found on the gas tanks of drivers Kim Raikkonen and Felipe Massa's vehicles on May 21 at a factory in Maranello, six days before the Monaco Grand Prix. The powder is being analysed by a scientific investigation service.
"That we decided to send a file to the public prosecutor is because we found something untoward," said team boss Jean Todt.
"Sabotage? On that I can't comment," he added in the Gazetta dello Sport newspaper on Friday.
Stepney is a technician responsible for the team's performance development. At the end of 2006 he asked to no longer be sent to Grand Prix races.
In Monaco, Massa finished third and Raikkonen eighth, although neither driver could match the pace of the McLaren-Mercedes.
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Source AFP
Oh ****, a British team member. Could be a McLaren spy!!
