The dispute over car copying in Formula 1 continues to gather pace as Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has warned any transfer of intellectual property to Aston Martin by former employees would be “a criminal offense.” Aston Martin was investigated by the FIA after developing an upgrade package that was extremely similar in design to the Red Bull, but cleared of breaking any regulations around reverse engineering. However, Horner suggests there could have been a transfer of IP after multiple Red Bull team members were recruited by Aston Martin in recent months. “It is no coincidence that a few individuals that have transferred from Red Bull to Aston Martin over the winter and...
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