spying row
Former Ferrari man apologises to McLaren.
Former Ferrari mechanic Nigel Stepney remains insistent he was not responsible for the spying scandal that rocked Formula 1 in 2007 and which ultimately saw McLaren-Mercedes fined a sporting record $100 million USD and thrown out of the constructors' world championship.
Bell: Mackereth was just reckless.
Renault technical chief Bob Bell has admitted that he feels engineer Phil Mackereth was 'reckless' in his actions that led to the regie being dragged into the Formula 1 spying row and hadn't set out to give his new employees any kind of unfair advantage.