SEPANG, Malaysia -- Formula One team bosses have raised concerns that the former head of the FIA's technical department, Marcin Budkowski, could take their secrets to a rival team after he recently resigned from his post.
The FIA confirmed this week that Budkowski had left his position with immediate effect and would now be put on a three-month period of gardening leave. While working for the FIA, Budkowski was a key point of contact for all teams making inquiries about the legality of future developments and he would have gained a detailed knowledge of both the current cars and plans for 2018.