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'Mike Coughlan' (born February 17, 1959)[1] is Chief Designer for the McLaren Formula One team, and has been in the position since 2002.
Coughlan was born in the United Kingdom, and studied Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University, graduating in 1981. He first designed cars for Tiga Cars, which competed in junior formulae, until 1984, when he joined the Lotus Formula One team. As the team's fortunes waned, it was reorganised at the end of 1990, and Coughlan joined John Barnard's design company as it switched between producing chassis for Benetton, Ferrari and Arrows. Barnard parted company with Arrows after falling out with Tom Walkinshaw during the 1998 season, but Coughlan stayed on, taking the role of Technical Director in the following year. When Arrows collapsed in 2002, he was invited to join McLaren.
His A23 car, developed in 2002 for Arrows before the team folded, became the Super Aguri team's SA05 racecar four years later.[2]
Main articles: 2007 Formula One espionage controversy
On 3 July 2007, Coughlan was suspended by McLaren following allegations of espionage against Ferrari.[3] A Scuderia Ferrari press release said:
The search warrant is understood to have related to Coughlan's home and the "positive outcome" is reported to be documents claimed to have originated at Ferrari's Maranello factory.[4] Stepney's dismissal from Ferrari had been announced earlier the same day.[5] On 6 July Honda F1 released a statement confirming that Stepney and Coughlan approached the team regarding "job opportunities" in June 2007.[6] Since the revelation of Coughlan's involvement in the affair McLaren provided a full set of drawings and development documents to the FIA, detailing all updates made to the team's chassis since the incident occurred at the end of April.
1. http://www.mclaren.com/theteam/technical.php
2. Minardi confirm back-to-back Arrows test
3. McLaren suspect is Mike Coughlan Jonathan Noble
4. 'Police raid found Ferrari documents at McLaren designer's home'
5. Ferrari dismisses Nigel Stepney
6. Honda was approached by spy suspects
Coughlan was born in the United Kingdom, and studied Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University, graduating in 1981. He first designed cars for Tiga Cars, which competed in junior formulae, until 1984, when he joined the Lotus Formula One team. As the team's fortunes waned, it was reorganised at the end of 1990, and Coughlan joined John Barnard's design company as it switched between producing chassis for Benetton, Ferrari and Arrows. Barnard parted company with Arrows after falling out with Tom Walkinshaw during the 1998 season, but Coughlan stayed on, taking the role of Technical Director in the following year. When Arrows collapsed in 2002, he was invited to join McLaren.
His A23 car, developed in 2002 for Arrows before the team folded, became the Super Aguri team's SA05 racecar four years later.[2]
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| Ferrari espionage case |
| References |
Ferrari espionage case
Main articles: 2007 Formula One espionage controversy
On 3 July 2007, Coughlan was suspended by McLaren following allegations of espionage against Ferrari.[3] A Scuderia Ferrari press release said:
The search warrant is understood to have related to Coughlan's home and the "positive outcome" is reported to be documents claimed to have originated at Ferrari's Maranello factory.[4] Stepney's dismissal from Ferrari had been announced earlier the same day.[5] On 6 July Honda F1 released a statement confirming that Stepney and Coughlan approached the team regarding "job opportunities" in June 2007.[6] Since the revelation of Coughlan's involvement in the affair McLaren provided a full set of drawings and development documents to the FIA, detailing all updates made to the team's chassis since the incident occurred at the end of April.
References
1. http://www.mclaren.com/theteam/technical.php
2. Minardi confirm back-to-back Arrows test
3. McLaren suspect is Mike Coughlan Jonathan Noble
4. 'Police raid found Ferrari documents at McLaren designer's home'
5. Ferrari dismisses Nigel Stepney
6. Honda was approached by spy suspects
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