The 10 biggest controversies in F1 history

Summary by Krater

This video examines ten of the most controversial moments in Formula 1 history, covering team orders, strikes, spying scandals, and race-fixing incidents.

From the video

Answers: What are the biggest controversies in Formula 1 history?

• Formula 1 controversies
• Team orders
• Driver strikes
• Race fixing
• Spy scandals
• Tyre failures

What it concludes

• Ferrari's team orders at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix resulted in a $1,000,000 fine for podium procedure violations and a ban on team orders until 2011.
• The 1982 F1 drivers' strike united drivers against new superlicence terms and moral interest clauses.
• Racing Point's RP20 brake ducts were deemed illegal in 2020, resulting in a 400,000 euro fine and a 15-point deduction.
• The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix race-fixing scandal led to lifetime bans for Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, later reduced, and Nelson Piquet Jr.'s immunity.
• Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost collided at Suzuka in 1989 and 1990, resulting in championship-deciding controversies and penalties.
• Ferrari teammates Didier Pironi and Gilles Villeneuve clashed at the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix over team orders, leading to Villeneuve's fatal crash weeks later at Zolder.