BAR Honda offered rival's secrets

DR rejected secrets
By Phil Huff (07/11/2003)
November 7 2003

Workers at Formula One rivals have offered the Lucky Strike BAR Honda team design secrets over the past two seasons, seeking a job in return, team manager David Richards said.

A report in the Indianapolis Daily Start reveals that Richards, who joined the fifth-ranked team in December 2001, rejected the approaches. He declined to give more details.

Prosecutors in Italy are currently investigating allegations of industrial espionage involving Toyota and a former employees of champion team Ferrari.