McLaren insists that Renault gained an advantage in new espionage case

News agency 'Reuters' reported today that they have seen a legal document outlining the evidence McLaren have submitted to the FIA, relating to the latest Renault spying controversy. On 6 December, Renault will appear before the WMSC to answer charges that the team had unauthorised possession of confidential data belonging to McLaren.

In the leaked document, McLaren’s solicitors suggest that the information taken from the squad was “knowingly, deliberately and widely disseminated and discussed within the Renault F1 design and engineering team”. It also alleges that over thirty files of data was loaded onto Renault’s computer system and that those files contained more than 780 technical drawings of the 2006 and 2007 McLaren cars.

The ING Renault F1 Team admitted that an engineer had brought with him several computer discs containing technical spreadsheets and engineering drawing from his previous employer McLaren, but they insist that the data was not used to influence the design of their car.