Cauchi left Triple Eight after a successful stint as a race engineer at the end of last season to join Grove Racing as team principal.
However it was expected, at least by T8, that he would complete six months of gardening leave before beginning his new role.
That clearly hasn’t happened, Cauchi appearing alongside GR at both the Winton test last month, and the opening round at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend.
That’s prompted T8 to take legal action against its former engineer, who worked for T8 from 2007 to 2021.
Initially a data engineer role, he took over as the race engineer on Jamie Whincup’s car in 2014. The pair won titles together in 2014 and 2017 before Cauchi was shifted over to Shane van Gisbergen’s car last year, which yielded another title.
“Triple Eight Race Engineering is of the view that David Cauchi is in breach of his ongoing contractual obligations to the team,” read a statement.
“Triple Eight has instructed its lawyers to take immediate steps to protect…
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