SIDEPOD 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2007 Nigel Stepney, whose alleged actions of sabotage and espionage sparked F1's infamous spying affair this year, has landed a new job, according to reports. The Briton, fired and now pursued civilly by the Maranello based team and also by criminal prosecutors in Italy, will shortly begin work at Aston Martin in the UK, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport reports on Tuesday. The news, however, was not confirmed by Stepney's Italian lawyer, Sonia Bartolini. Aston Martin, a luxury car firm, was sold by Ford earlier this year to a consortium led by Prodrive chief and incoming F1 team owner David Richards. "We are confident we have all the right ingredients to take Aston Martin to even greater heights," he was quoted as saying at the time. The FIA said in July that Stepney, and his 'Stepney-gate' conspirator Mike Coughlan, would be pursued by the governing body's legal department and possibly banned from international motor sport "for a lengthy period". http://www.homeofsport.com/f1/news/item.aspx?id=20212 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted September 18, 2007 Nigel Stepney, whose alleged actions of sabotage and espionage sparked F1's infamous spying affair this year, has landed a new job, according to reports.The Briton, fired and now pursued civilly by the Maranello based team and also by criminal prosecutors in Italy, will shortly begin work at Aston Martin in the UK, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport reports on Tuesday. The news, however, was not confirmed by Stepney's Italian lawyer, Sonia Bartolini. Aston Martin, a luxury car firm, was sold by Ford earlier this year to a consortium led by Prodrive chief and incoming F1 team owner David Richards. "We are confident we have all the right ingredients to take Aston Martin to even greater heights," he was quoted as saying at the time. The FIA said in July that Stepney, and his 'Stepney-gate' conspirator Mike Coughlan, would be pursued by the governing body's legal department and possibly banned from international motor sport "for a lengthy period". http://www.homeofsport.com/f1/news/item.aspx?id=20212 I find that hard to believe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2007 Nigel Stepney, whose alleged actions of sabotage and espionage sparked F1's infamous spying affair this year, has landed a new job, according to reports.The Briton, fired and now pursued civilly by the Maranello based team and also by criminal prosecutors in Italy, will shortly begin work at Aston Martin in the UK, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport reports on Tuesday. The news, however, was not confirmed by Stepney's Italian lawyer, Sonia Bartolini. Aston Martin, a luxury car firm, was sold by Ford earlier this year to a consortium led by Prodrive chief and incoming F1 team owner David Richards. "We are confident we have all the right ingredients to take Aston Martin to even greater heights," he was quoted as saying at the time. The FIA said in July that Stepney, and his 'Stepney-gate' conspirator Mike Coughlan, would be pursued by the governing body's legal department and possibly banned from international motor sport "for a lengthy period". http://www.homeofsport.com/f1/news/item.aspx?id=20212 Which right ingredients??? knowing how to cheat and make your team lose points? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2007 Yep, McLaren and Mercedes will partner together to manufacture a new Mercedes MB9 McLaren. The car looks strikingly like an Aston Martin DB9, however it is denied as MB stands for "Mercedes-Benz" and 9 was the football number of one of the lead managers of Mercedes-Benz in his school days. However, d#ck Hertz, a UPS Store employee, recently reported that a man named Mike Coughlan asked to have a 300-page document copied. When asked where he got these documents from, the man replied "my friend Nigel." Hertz proceeded to make the photocopies like a total dumbass before calling David Richards. The new heights: $100mil in cash from lawsuits. Always a good way to boost a company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted September 18, 2007 Free piece of advise for Mr.Richards: buy him a friggin photocopy machine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FUschumi 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Which right ingredients??? knowing how to cheat and make your team lose points? He is the best weapon available in F1 becuase he can make other team DSQ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SIDEPOD 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Unless Dave believes that 'copying' a single teams design is againt the rules...but combining more that one teams data is 'research'! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLord 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 May by aston martin is hoping for a Ferrari dossier from stepney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Truth? Strip away all the bull sh!t ans Stepney is an asset. Richards knows it and so does everyone else, i suspect. Even Ferrari. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 I find that hard to believe... I second that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jean Todt 4 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Free piece of advise for Mr.Richards: buy him a friggin photocopy machine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jean Todt 4 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Truth? Strip away all the bull sh!t ans Stepney is an asset. Richards knows it and so does everyone else, i suspect. Even Ferrari. hmm..may be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Truth? Strip away all the bull sh!t ans Stepney is an asset. Richards knows it and so does everyone else, i suspect. Even Ferrari. You can't strip it away from his character..... And thats what matters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 A complete fabrication. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 A complete fabrication. I agree, I'll believe it when it happens (or perhaps when Autosport report it). Personally I think it's all very unlikely... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medilloni 6 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 I find this story stranger than fiction. But hey, he might do well in the 'acquisitions' dept Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jean Todt 4 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 Stepney is not joining Aston Martin! <A HREF="http://a.tribalfusion.com/h.click/aqmyfbPHriWG3R5rTrmHqrXayw4tUBSGbE5ABZamd6qTWB70bYcXbQj0TZaMRrBHWFJ1TtYTnbBnRFjp 1qFN4aUh2aU2oTfIYbjgTWMQmPrLns7nmHUG5TFe2Hmr3AfJnFrHYs3RYcY1XFbK6yO0dK/http://twenty20-cricket-worldcup.cricketnext.com/" TARGET="_blank"><IMG SRC=http://cdn5.tribalfusion.com/media/965366/cric_300.gif WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=250 BORDER=0></A> Nigel Stepney is not joining either Aston Martin or Aston Martin Racing. The former Ferrari team coordinator has been reported to be working for Aston Martin by the Italian newspaper Gazetta dello Sport and has been picked up by other news sources, which have not checked the story. It is still possible that Stepney is working for one of the customer teams that use Aston Martin machinery in sports car racing but thus far we have not been able to find one that fits the bill. Thus any conspiracy theories linking Stepney with Aston Martin, with Prodrive and McLaren should be treated with care. http://totalf1.com/view-article.php?newsid=227838 :mf_tongue: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussief1 4 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 Thanks for posting the article clarifying the subject at hand abbas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 A complete fabrication. Damn it! I hate it when he's right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 It's a knack, but I fight against it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites