Nigel Stepney

Nigel Stepney
Born(1958-11-14)14 November 1958
Ufton, Warwickshire, England
Died2 May 2014(2014-05-02) (aged 55)
Ashford, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationMechanic
Known forFormula One; (Shadow, Lotus, Benetton, Ferrari)

Nigel Stepney (14 November 1958 – 2 May 2014) was a British mechanic.[1][2] He worked for several teams in Formula One before being appointed chief mechanic at Ferrari. He became a central figure in the 2007 Formula One espionage controversy.[3][4][5] Stepney was latterly team manager for Sumo Power.[6]

  1. ^ "Nigel Stepney 1958 – 2014" (PDF). JRM Group. Daventry, Northamptonshire: JR Motorsports Group. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Nigel Stepney, 56, Formula One Mechanic in Spying Case, Dies". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 3 May 2014. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Kington, Tom (27 October 2007). "The trousers, the powder and the Ferrari fuel tank". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ Seal, Mark (19 May 2008). "Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Formula One Racing World". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ Boxall-Legge, Jake (4 August 2023). "The biggest incidents of F1 cheating: Spygate, Crashgate and more". Autosport. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ "FIA GT1: NISMO Sumo Power appoints Nigel Stepney to Team Manager status". circuitprodigital.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.