McLaren designer provides information in F1 spy row - Ferrari

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — The suspended chief designer of the McLaren Formula One team will provide a sworn declaration about how he obtained papers at the heart of an alleged spying row, a spokesman for Ferrari said Wednesday.

Mike Coughlan is facing legal action brought by Ferrari at London's High Court after the Italian team's chief engineer, Nigel Stepney, was sacked and accused of supplying him with secret technical information in April.

A hearing was due Wednesday but was cancelled. Ferrari spokesman Luca Colajanni told AFP that this was because Coughlan had agreed to provide the affidavit, but stressed that the court action was still ongoing.

"The points that were going to be discussed today have been settled," he said.

"Mr Coughlan will provide the...