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Throwback Thursday: 2002 Austrian Grand Prix
Team politics have always been a contentious facet of Formula One, but the race that shot the debate into mainstream discussion was the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix. A year earlier, Scuderia Ferrari had commanded Rubens Barrichello to allow team-mate Michael Schumacher through for second position on the final straight. Justified as “letting Michael through for the Championship,” the race allowed Schumacher to maintain a slim lead over David Coulthard on the table. The race drew the ridicule of fans, who accused the Maranello outfit of ruining spectacle and fair racing by implementing team orders. Fast forward a year, and Ferrari were utterly dominant in the first five races of the season,...
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