On July 3, 2007 I got a call from Ron Dennis, the boss of the McLaren Formula One team, to say that at 7.30 that morning, lawyers acting for Ferrari had raided the home of Mike Coughlan, McLaren’s chief designer, and recovered CDs which were believed to contain the entire technical details of the current Ferrari Formula One car. “Spygate” had begun.
Ron assured me that this had come as a complete surprise and he was instituting an immediate internal inquiry to see if anyone else at McLaren was involved. A little later I got a call from Jean Todt with the extraordinary tale of … Details
The first of five steps in forging what is expected to be a dominant United States Olympic halfpipe team concluded Saturday, and some key questions have already been answered.
Yes, “Dancing with the Stars†can be good for snowboarding. Yes, the new-fangled double-cork trick will separate top riders from the pack. And, yes, Shaun White and Kelly Clark are probably the two best halfpipe riders on the planet … Details
OAHU, Hawaii — The final minute of Heat 15 in Round 3 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters was as intense as competitive surfing gets. Joel Parkinson, needing to advance to Round 4 to keep his world title hopes alive, found himself searching for a 6.54 — a reasonable task considering the flawless 8- to 10-foot surf detonating on the reef all day. But as a set stacked up out the back, the seconds were ticking down, and it wasn’t clear that Parkinson would even get a chance. Meanwhile, Mick Fanning … Details