Ferrari names Stepney in 'leak' row

The Briton, who was dismissed by the Scuderia on Tuesday following an internal and police investigation, was officially named in a statement issued by Ferrari later the same day. The announcement also directly linked the former technical manager to the appearance of technical information that was found in the hands of a McLaren engineer.

"Ferrari announces it has recently presented a case against Nigel Stepney and an engineer from the Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes team with the Modena Tribunal, concerning the theft of technical information," a brief communiqué from the Maranello team confirmed, "Furthermore, legal action has been instigated in England and a search warrant has been issued concerning the engineer. This produced a positive outcome. Ferrari reserves the right to consider all implications, be they criminal, civil or of any other nature, according to the applicable laws."

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