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Mercedes sues F1 engineer for espionage

Formula 1 world champion team Mercedes on Tuesday confirmed reports that they are suing an engineer for passing on information to Ferrari. The Bloomberg news agency claimed the engineer Benjamin Hoyle, working for the German marque's F1 engine facility, took documents and data as he prepared to move to Ferrari. Hoyle, who intends to join Ferrari after December, saved a 2015 Hungarian grand prix race report, engine data and code to decrypt race data, the report said. 'Mr Hoyle and potentially Ferrari have gained an unlawful advantage,' a filing, echoing an earlier espionage scandal in F1 involving McLaren and Ferrari, reportedly reads. Mercedes is seeking to stop Hoyle's move to Ferrari or...
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