Archive #9394442
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.

1994 Season


Race Team Driver Description
Brazil Benetton-Ford Verstappen Verstappen banned for causing accident involving Irvine, Brundle and Bernard.
Silverstone Benetton-Ford Schumacher Schumacher given stop go penalty for overtaking on the parade lap. Subsequently blackflagged for ignoring penalty. Subsequently banned for two races for ignoring black flag.
Hockenhiem McLaren-Peugeot Hakkinen Hakkinen banned for causing multi-car accident at the first corner.


1997 Season


Race Team Driver Description
Japan Williams-Renault Jacques Villeneuve JV given a one race ban for repeatedly failing to slow under yellows during practice. However Villenueve was allowed to race under appeal and attempted to affect the natural result.
N/A Ferrari Michael Schumacher Schumi loses 2nd place in the Championship after trying to put JV off the track. Whoopi doo.


1998 Season


Race Team Driver Description
N/A McLaren N/A 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".
Britain Ferrari Michael Schumacher 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
Canada Ferrari Michael Schumacher MS receives penalty (?) for running Frentzen off the road


1999 Season


Race Team Driver Description
N/A Ferrari N/A 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or group which organises a competition or takes part therein, will have the licence which has been issued to them withdrawn, and any manufacturer shall be excluded from the FIA Championships on a temporary or permanent basis.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 Season


Race Team Driver Description
France Ferrari Michael Schumacher MS wins the French Grand Prix after passing Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) when yellow caution flags were waving. Stewards investigated it - and decided to take no action as KR had driven off the circuit at the time of the 'overtake' - therefore giving MS the victory and enough points to secure the WDC at the next round


2005 Season


Race Team Driver Description
N/A BAR N/A BAR 2 race ban and points removed - no advantage gain from a secondary fuel tank
Montreal McLaren-Mercedes Juan Pablo Montoya JPM disqualified for passing red light in pit lane
Indianapolis N/A N/A Michelin tyres deemed unsafe to race. Teams want a chicane put in, which is refused. Michelin teams offer to race for zero championship points which is also refused. Only the 6 Bridgestone cars start(Ferrari/Jordan/Minardi) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_United_States_Gr...


Season 2006


Race Team Driver Description
N/A Renault N/A Mass dampers
? Renault Fernando Alonso FA blocks Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - penalised (not sure what)
Monaco Ferrari Michael Schumacher MS receives penalty (not sure what) for blocking track during qualifying


Season 2007


Race Team Driver Description
Australia Ferrari N/A Illegal moveable floor on Ferraris
Montreal Ferrari Felipe Massa Massa DQ for jumping red light
Hungary McLaren N/A Qualifying spat between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Loss of constructors point. Penalties applied directly by FIA, overruling race stewards who saw no case for McLaren to answer.
Hungary McLaren N/A McLaren win race with un-approved gearbox, fine imposed. Same gearbox then approved by FIA with no issues.
Hungary McLaren N/A 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.


NB:
  • Japan - Ferrari receive no penalty despite their having started race on prohibited tyres
  • Japan - Felipe Massa (Ferrari) receives no penalty for 'Hamiltoning' some of the corners http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5WsM8MRvHk
  • Brazil - FIA fail to enforce their own rules on fuel temp, enabling Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) to win WDC by 1 point

2008 Season


Race Team Driver Description
Malaysia McLaren Lewis Hamilton Qualifying penalty
Malaysia McLaren Heikki Kovalainen Qualifying penalty
Monaco Ferrari Kimi Raikonnen KR given a drive-through penalty, given because his car was not fitted with tyres until after 3 minutes before the parade lap
France McLaren Lewis Hamilton 10 spot grid drop for causing crash in Canada pitlane
France McLaren Heikki Kovalainen 5 spot grid drop, qualifying penalty
France McLaren Lewis Hamilton Drive through penalty for cutting chicane
Europe Ferrari Felipe Massa Massa pit stop. FIA suggest Ferrari's guilt by giving them a fine but fail to penalise them on the race track
Europe Ferrari Kimi Raikonnen Kimi pitstop incident
Belgium McLaren Lewis Hamilton LH cuts chicane, passes KR. LH yields and gives place back to KR before passing him at the next corner. LH added 25 seconds to finishing time, demoted 1st place to 3rd place
Japan McLaren Lewis Hamilton LH receives drive through penalty for first corner incident - allegedly barging Kimi Raikonnen (Ferrari) off the road. Many others involved, no other penalised
Japan Scuderia Toro Rosso Sebastien Bourdais Felipe Massa (Ferrari) finishes 8th, but promoted to 7th after SB penalised 25 seconds. Bourdais had the inside line emerging from the pits into the first corner, Massa cut across and spun.
Japan Ferrari Felipe Massa FM receives drive through penalty for cutting chicane and tilting Hamilton (McLaren) into a spin on the second lap. Hamilton restarts in last place

NB:
  • Monaco - Kimi Raikonnen (Ferrari) rams Sutil from the rear and ends Sutil's race, KR receives no penalty
  • France - Kimi Raikonnen (Ferrari) loose exhaust, no black/orange flag