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Budkowski quitting FIA questioned by F1 team bosses

Formula 1 teams fear expensive and closely-guarded secrets could leak to rivals once the former head of the FIA's F1 technical department has served a three month period of gardening leave which team chiefs believe is not long enough considering the information he has been exposed to. Marcin Budkowski, who worked at several teams before joining the International Automobile Federation (FIA), quit this week and is barred from starting any new employment for the next three months. His next move remains unclear but team bosses told reporters at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday that it would be unacceptable for someone in his position to return with a competitor so soon after departing. Red...
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