McLaren Racing Statement
Woking, United Kingdom, Friday 29th February 2008: McLaren
Racing wishes to record its extreme displeasure with the wording
of a statement that the Italian Police are reported to have
made yesterday. If those reports accurately reflect the police
statement, the statement is grossly inaccurate and misleading.
The reports incorrectly claim that the searches produced
material which clearly shows the responsibility of certain
people at McLaren Racing. In fact, the Italian police have
not yet even been given access to any of the material taken,
nor have they even started to review that material. We would
be extremely surprised if the review of the documentation
reveals anything which has not already been disclosed as a
result of the extensive investigations already carried out.
McLaren Racing believes that due process needs to be respected
and that the conduct of an investigation process should not
be construed adversely or used for publicity purposes. It
should be noted that none of the extensive searches or investigations
completed to date have produced any evidence that the Ferrari
documents which Mr Nigel Stepney handed over to Mr Michael
Coughlan were ever passed to anyone else at McLaren Racing
or used on the McLaren Formula 1 car.
McLaren Racing will continue to co-operate with Surrey Police
regarding any further searches and enquiries they are required
to undertake. McLaren Racing wishes to thank Surrey Police
for the helpful and courteous manner in which they have undertaken
the process.
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