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Line 4: In the wake of the [[2007 Formula One espionage controversy|2007 Formula 1 espionage controversy]], which resulted in the [[McLaren]] [[Formula One|Formula 1]] team being fined an unprecedented $100 million,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spurgeon |first1=Brad |title=McLaren fined $100 million in Formula One spying scandal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/sports/13iht-prix.5.7500107.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> Bishop was recruited by McLaren chairman [[Ron Dennis]] to become the company's communications director.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goren |first1=Biranit |title=McLaren appoint Bishop as head of PR |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/62731/mclaren-appoint-bishop-as-head-of-pr |website=Autosport.com |publisher=Motorsport Network}}</ref> He left McLaren in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Bishop announces decision to leave McLaren Technology Group |url=https://www.mclaren.com/group/news/articles/matt-bishop-announces-decision-leave-mclaren-technology-group/ |website=McLaren.com}}</ref> He then took a sabbatical to write his first novel, ''The Boy Made the Difference'' (published in 2020),<ref name="BoyReview">{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Matt |title=The Boy Made the Difference is harrowing yet realistic tale of the effects of HIV/AIDS |url=https://gaytimes.co.uk/culture/the-boy-made-the-difference-is-harrowing-yet-realistic-tale-of-the-effects-of-hiv-aids/ |website=Gaytimes.co.uk |publisher=Gay Times Group}}</ref> before returning to motorsport public relations work in 2018 as a member of the senior leadership team of [[W Series (championship)|W Series]], the world’s first single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers only. After the 2020 W Series season was cancelled owing to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], it was announced that eight races in the championship's 2021 season would take place in support of [[Formula One|Formula 1]] Grands Prix.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agini |first1=Samuel |title=Women’s motor racing championship secures a spot on F1 schedule |publisher=Financial Times |date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On 10 December 2020 it was announced that Bishop had been recruited by the [[ ==Personal life== | |||