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Mercedes in "data theft" legal action against Ferrari-bound engineer
Mercedes has formally filed a lawsuit against Ferrari-bound engineer Benjamin Hoyle, alleging that he was looking to take sensitive data to the Italian manufacturer. As reported by Bloomberg, Hoyle, who works as a Performance Application Team Leader for Mercedes AMG, informed the manufacturer earlier this year that he would resign at the end of the season. In the suit, Mercedes alleged that Hoyle was planning to join Ferrari for the subsequent 2016 campaign - and that he attempted to acquire Mercedes' confidential data before his exit, including "a race report from the Hungary 2015 Grand Prix and mileage and damage data relating to Mercedes’ F1 engines". Hoyle had worked for...
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