Nigel Stepney, one of the men at the heart of the F1 saga that was to become known as Spygate died in the early hours of this morning in an accident near Ashford on the M20. He was 56.The infamous episode in the sport's history, which was to end with McLaren being excluded from the results of the 2007 world championship and fined $100m, first became public in June 2007 when Ferrari made a formal complaint against Stepney which subsequently resulted in a criminal investigation.At first all that was known was that Ferrari claimed there had been 'irregularities' at its factory together with talk of a 'white powder' on the floor of its garage in Monaco at the time of the Grand Prix.What...
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