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Sport's Strangest Crimes: Spygate: 2. A Strange White Powder

2. A Strange White Powder

BBC Radio 5 Live - Sport's Strangest Crimes, Spygate, 2. A Strange White Powder

As Ferrari investigate a case of sabotage, Spygate case is blown wide open.

Ferrari is outraged by what looks like an internal case of sabotage. Meanwhile a mysterious package of documents is about to blow Spygate wide open.

Ferrari receives an alarming email - subject line: “Industrial Espionage”. In a sport of continuous engineering innovation, the last thing you want is rivals peeping at your secrets. But the spying alert comes at an especially bad time for the famous Italian team. On track, they’re in the middle of a team makeover, and behind the scenes, they’re investigating what looks like an internal sabotage scandal. Who at Ferrari would want to harm their own team? And what does this all have to do with that mysterious package of documents in the Surrey photocopy shop? When police and lawyers get involved, information is uncovered that blows Spygate wide open.

Co-host and script consultant: Sarah Holt

Producers: Matt Nielson and Rosie Stopher

Sound design: Alex Portfelix

Showrunner: Sarah Stolarz

Any questions about this podcast: spygate@bbc.co.uk

Sport's Strangest Crimes: Spygate

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Hamilton and Alonso's iconic rivalry collides with a spy scandal to shake F1 to its core.

As Lewis Hamilton makes his record-breaking debut, the 2007 season serves as backdrop for a story of power, sabotage, spying, and toxic rivalry narrated by Pete Tong.

In 2007 an improbable, low-fi crime nearly brought the high octane world of Formula One to its knees. Narrated by Pete Tong, Spygate draws in some of the most powerful men in the sports history and pits iconic teams McLaren and Ferrari against each other, all set against the backdrop of Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking debut and his ferocious rivalry with Fernando Alonso. Buckle up - this season is one hell of a ride.

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