Wednesday, May 4, 2011

F1 returns to the engineer of the McLaren spy story

Sometimes they come back, without shame, one might say, and with a little pride. We're talking about Mike Coughlan, the former McLaren engineer who in 2007 had a common photocopied copy shop plans for the construction of the new Ferrari F1. Then he was fired by the English team and recovered by the army and Nascar, but today, after two-year suspension, he was hired by Williams with the rank of Chief Engineer, which will begin play in June.

"I am grateful to Williams for giving me this opportunity, Coughlan said, my experience in 2007 changed my life. Since then, I tried to put my skills to good use in the design of the vehicle Ocelot whose purpose is to deliver soldiers safely. I also enjoyed my time with Michael Waltrip Racing are a good team and they are my best wishes for the future.

Now, I can not wait to go back to a sport I love and to enter a team that I have admired for many years. I will dedicate myself to the team and ensure that we return to competition in compliance with the ethical standards set out in Williams has always been synonymous. " However, sentences that have attracted the generosity of Frank Williams, who has a long eye and is able to withstand the controversy but to improve his car.

"Mike Coughlan is an excellent engineer with extensive experience in Formula One that is civil engineering and defense" has revealed the owner of Williams. "He left F1 in 2007 because of conduct which he acknowledges to be wrong and for which we deeply regret. His two-year suspension from the sport have expired a long time and Mike is now determined to prove himself to be a new person.

Williams is happy to be able to give him the opportunity to do this and we are very pleased to have one of the most talented engineers and competitive will help us return to the front of the grid. This is the first step to rebuild and strengthen our technical group "A dramatic step, because if Coughlan will fall into the temptation to peek into other people's projects, at the expense will be the English team.

A team that for several seasons is nothing but a shadow of itself. After the initial shock, which leaves a news discussion remains to be seen as the new chief engineer will be welcomed by colleagues from the circus, promptly courses from the hardware store to buy a safe.

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