at the 2000 spanish grand prix, stepney was injured during a pit stop for michael schumacher's car. this occurred when the german was signalled to depart while stepney was still detaching the fuel rig. he suffered badly damaged ligaments to his ankle. on 1 february 2007 it was reported on the internet that stepney was unhappy with ferrari's technical restructuring and that he wanted to leave the team, seeking a new challenge. ferrari's spokesman, luca colajanni, reported on pitpass' website that he had a contract until the end of the 2007 season and that he was therefore staying at ferrari.