Former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney, who was at the centre of the "Spygate" scandal, has been sentenced according to the Italian team.
Stepney was sentenced to a year and eight months in prison and a £500 fine, though under Italy's legal system he is highly unlikely to serve time.
In 2007 Stepney was accused of passing Ferrari data to rival team McLaren, who were fined £50m by the FIA.
He had also been accused of sabotaging Kimi Raikkonen's car at the Monaco GP.
The British engineer did not plead guilty but had entered a plea bargain, accepting his punishment.
"We're satisfied, even if my client has always denied sabotage," his lawyer Sonia Bartolini told the Gazzetta di Modena website, after a hearing in Sassuolo near Ferrari's Maranello base.
"We have to thank the prosecutor for agreeing to a plea bargain. Initially the sentence was much higher," Bartolini added.
As well as being fined £50m, McLaren were stripped of all their constructors' points for the 2007 season by the FIA for their involvement.
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