Taken from Gold's post below (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=581215&nmt=List%20of%20FIA%20%22incidents%22).

I thought we could collectively edit this and provide links to videos, so we get some kind of semi-impartial record of the FIAs impartiality (or lack of). Please add incidents and videos/web links as necessary.

• Japan 1997. Jacques Villeneuve given a one race ban for overtaking under yellow flags. Contrast with Schumacher's penalty in Britain 1998 (see below)

• 1998 McLaren's illegal brakes banned, results gained while using them allowed to stand - which brakes had already been approved by the scrutineers and were therefore legal until FIA "clarification"

• 1999 Ferrari Barge Boards

Interestingly the FIA sporting regulations state:
Article 58. Acquaintance with and submission to the regulations
Every person, or group of persons, organising a competition or taking part therein :
2) Shall undertake to submit themselves without reserve to the above and to the decisions of the sporting authority and to the consequences resulting therefrom.
In case of non-compliance with these provisions, any person or group which organises a competition or takes part therein, will have the licence which has been issued to them withdrawn, and any manufacturer shall be excluded from the FIA Championships on a temporary or permanent basis. The FIA will state reasons for its decisions. If a car is found not comply with the technical regulations, it shall be no defence to claim that no performance advantage was obtained. which was what Ferrari used as their defence (this rule may of course been updated since then)

• 2002 Michael Schumacher wins the French Grand Prix after passing Kimi Raikkonen when yellow caution flags were waving - Stewards investigated it - and decided to take no action - therefor giving Schuey the victory and enough points to secure the WDC at the next round

• 2005 Montreal (Montoya DQ for passing red light in pit lane)

• 2005 BAR 2 race ban and points removed - no advantage gain from a secondary fuel tank

• USA 2005 (tyre controversy)

• Hungary 2006 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-5UnPeyzcHM

• 2006 Renault Mass Damper

• 2006 Alonso 'blocking' Massa (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=74il02wkvMI)

• Australia 2007 (illegal movable floor on ferraris)

• Hungary 2007 (qualifying spat and loss of constructors point) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CWJCGInsVUs) Penalties applied directly by FIA, overruling race stewards who saw no case for McLaren to answer.

• Hungary 2007 McLaren win race with un-approved gearbox, fine imposed. Same gearbox then approved by FIA with no issues.

• Spy Scandal 2007 - Ferrari competition (McLaren) Punished, Ferrari non-competition (Toyota) let off. Renault also let off, but for a completely different offence. ..an offence against McLaren.

• Japan 2007 (no penalty to Ferrari despite their having started race on prohibited tyres)

• Japan 2007 (no penalty for Massa for 'Hamiltoning' some of the corners) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5WsM8MRvHk

• Brazil 2007 (FIA fail to enforce their own rules on fuel temp, enabling Raikkonen to win WDC by 1 point)

• Malaysia 2008 (Hamilton's and Kovalainen's qualifying penalties)

• Monaco 2008 (Kimi's crash with Sutil)

• France 08 (Kovi's qualifying penalty)

• France 08 (Hamilton cuts chicane)

• France 08 (Kimi loose exhaust, no black flag)

• European GP 2008 (Massa penalty, Kimi pitstop incident)

• Spa 2008 (Hamilton penalty) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TzKMyFCaZy0

Ferrari Penalties:

• Silverstone 1994 Schumacher getting black flagged for formation lap overtaking

• Canada 1998 (Schumacher runs Frentzen off the road)

• Britain 1998 (Schumacher overtakes under a yellow flag, given a stop-go penalty and allowed to do this on the last lap, therefore missing half of the pitlane)

• Monaco 2006 (Schumacher blocks track)

• 1997 Schumi loses 2nd place in the Championship after trying to put JV off the track. Whoopi doo.

• Montreal 2007 (Massa DQ for jumping red light)

• Monaco 2008 ( Räikkönen given a drive-through penalty, given because his car was not fitted with tyres until after 3 minutes before the parade lap)