Two former Ferrari employees have been sentenced to 16 and nine months in jail respectively after being convicted by a Modena court of stealing Ferrari software and taking it to Toyota when they changed jobs.

The two were tried on Monday according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. The sentences are suspended pending appeal. The two were dismissed by Toyota before the trial.

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