emotional ron dennis "crying" again it looks like a father that very sad of his child doing drugs or something, destroying the whole family's reputation

bob, mclaren dont need to ask coughlan to steal info. Those info got leaked from ferrari themself, given as a "present" to a friend at mclaren by MR. stepney. Maybe most of you have forgot that stepney is unhappy with his position, because he was not promoted and being asked to work at the factory. Poor fella worked beside schumi, helped schumi and the team won so many championships, yet being asked to work at the factory.

if you are in his position, what would you do ? maybe cowards like you and I would just leave the company. I guess he's an adventurous guy afterall for causing so much trouble now

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Added on July 6, 2007, 3:46 pmbah they always whine and mow ... just like ferrari

Guy..  this weekend is not 12am...nor 12:30am delay on TV2.. look @ the schedule here..
Saturday qualifying
11:30 pm FORMULA 1 2007 - LITAR GREAT BRITAIN (SIARAN TERTUNDA)

Sunday Race..
10:30 pm FORMULA 1 2007 - LITAR GREAT BRITAIN (SIARAN TERTUNDA)

If you prefer to watch in TV2..  don't miss the time..

Quali, ASTRO and TV2 same time...so I choose TV2.

Race...ASTRO LIVE lah.

By Jonathan Noble

Honda Racing were approached by the former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney and McLaren's Mike Coughlan for jobs earlier this year, the team have confirmed.

"Given the speculation surrounding the legal investigations at Ferrari and McLaren, the Honda Racing F1 Team would like to clarify that earlier this year Nigel Stepney, formerly of Scuderia Ferrari, requested a meeting with Nick Fry, Chief Executive Officer of the Honda Racing F1 Team," said the team in a statement.

"Nigel Stepney subsequently met in June of this year with Nick Fry and brought with him Mike Coughlan of McLaren, with a view to investigating job opportunities within the Honda Racing F1 Team.

"Honda would like to stress that at no point during this meeting was any confidential information offered or received.

"Nick Fry informed Jean Todt and Ron Dennis of the meeting and has offered to provide any information required by Ferrari and McLaren."

The confirmation of Honda's situation, and the nature of Fry's meeting with the Stepney and Coughlan, makes it increasingly likely that the controversial affair is more about the two possibly looking at future job prospects than out-and-out espionage.

Dennis reiterated his belief that McLaren would be cleared of any wrongdoing in the matter in light of the new information, after holding a conversation with Todt and Fry earlier in the day.

"Three team principals discussed this situation this morning," he said. "Again it creates in some ways more clarity.

"I want to be very correct in this process. The first thing that I did when I first learnt of this problem was to phone Jean Todt. The second was to phone [FIA president] Max Mosley, and from the beginning we have been cooperative.

"We immediately brought independent people into the company to analyse and go through a process.

"I feel that as much as the reputation of McLaren has been challenged - and in some instances, all instances, unfairly challenged - the important thing is to set an example and to behave in a very correct way.

"I can give a full and detailed understanding to everybody about what has happened over the last few months, but it is just inappropriate. The way of the world is that all the truth comes out.

"Probably the thing that I have learned more than anything over the last few days is how fast people are prepared to jump into severe criticism of McLaren when it has had, certainly in the last 20 odd years, an impeccable reputation in every aspect of how it conducts its racing team and how it conducts its business affairs."

And, prior to Honda's confirmation of Coughlan and Stepney's approach, Dennis said: "Over the next 48 hours there will definitely be more information available to people and some of that will give a better insight into motives and what lies behind some people's actions.

"But it is not for me to criticise. We will let things unfold.

"This is all being conducted under civil law and therefore there is no police involved. But this does not mean that it does not follow a proper procedure.

"Too many people are quick to jump and criticise, and effectively condemn, but as in most things in life the truth will come out. I doubt there will be many apologies, afterwards but the truth will come out."

This should clear some things up

Honda confirm Stepney, Coughlan approach

Source: autosport.com

There has been a few articles of similar headlines, and some said there has been a couple of meetings between the trio and some didnt even mention it.

What i am concerned of is the independent parties Fry mentioned about? He just said it is independent and its all in words.. so i cant really believe it unless there is exact statement of who they are.

Another doubt is the article might only clear things up for the Honda to keep themselves out from trouble regarding the Stepneygate case. The design data was still found in Mike's home and please do not tell me that he didnt even use something that is found in such quantity at his home?!

Whatever the outcome is, i have no say in who is at fault here.

I wonder when FIA would introduce the one car rule