The Biggest Corruption Scandal in Formula 1 History
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- On the 19th of January, 1981, hidden in this building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, a group of 30 men agreed on multiple under-the-table deals.
These deals, stinking of corruption, lifted one team to continuous victory, prestige & hundreds of millions of dollars in profit.
Through manipulation, threats & straight up changing the rules mid-season to guarantee they’d win.
This is the story of the biggest corruption scandal in F1 history.
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@@DailyFuelUp nailed it!!
I don’t think I would characterize it as Ferrari dictating any rules they like as much as preventing any change they dislike. This is perhaps a subtle difference but I think it’s important.
Was amazing! Me and my Dad have been watching your channel for a while now and my Dad is beyond shocked you’re not hired by the F1 editing and storytelling team!
Fantastic job brother, proud of ya 👍 keep it up
"F1 is about money now! I wish we have old F1 again!"
F1 back in the days:
F1 was always about money. It is entertainment. All entertainment, all sport as entertainment is about money. it always has been.
Was about money, but also about entertainment. Now is just about money
F1 fans : Again with the money?
FIA : Yeah, again with the money. So fuck you and pay me.
F1 fans : Again with the money?
FIA : Yeah, again with the money. So fuck you and pay me.
It's never been worse than now. Honestly, no offense. I loved F1 for decades, I watched the era on this video live, but it's no longer watchable now. It's scripted, it's not about racing anymore, the drivers behaviors show it if you're willing to see. It's all weird and totally not natural.
Being a Ferrari fan is like being a Star Wars fan, being promised so only to end up disappointed 😢
Truly heartbreaking.. but next year.. right?
Star Wars 7-9 was bad, 1-6 was great.
”Next year will be our year”
bro, you Americans like drama
However, ridiculing your opponent is truly childish, congratulations RUclipsr
@@alexsalvi1824 I'm not even American and it honestly has nothing to do ridicule
The whole "F1 is Ferrari" is utter bullshit. I would've told Enzo to fuck off, that if they can't compete without tremendous advantage then they do not belong to F1.
Great videos. I just want to add that in the 2003 championship, Ferrari used its famous veto and power to change rules mid season when they realized that could not beat Williams.
Balestre was the most corrupt person. I can’t write my opinion using the words I’d like to. As Senna fan for 40 years I can’t express my displeasure for this gentleman.
Then, I guess he’s not very gentleman like is he. More a Dictator.
@@alexshank1414 Balestre called himself a dictator, live on TV. He'd say "my decision only good decision therefore best decision" live on TV, he gave zero fks
And yet gave us zero titles, albeit he favoured on multiple occasions fellow French companies or drivers such as Peugeot (1986 Group B rallying, closed an eye on banned "skirts" and let them winning a title Lancia would have deserved) and Prost (1989, as a Senna fan I think you know)...
This is a completely biased video.
It totally ignores the fact that Ecclestone and Mosley practically stole the F1 rights from FISA (today FIA) turning F1 into a money-making machine.
F1 is NOT A SINGLE BRAND, but the collection of the brand value of each team. People watch F1 to follow their team, not just because it is F1. The split in the revenue money set in the concorde agreement reflects this simple fact. Ferrari negotiated the amount of brand revenue it deserved, taking it away from the pockets of Ecclestone.
And if this is not yet clear, look at it this way: Most of the money comes from TV rights, which are directly proportional to the number of spectators watching the show. The same logic applies to ticket sales at circuits. How many spectators would F! lose if Ferrari were to leave F1? And to a lesser extent if Mercedes, McLaren or any other famous team were to leave? On the contrary, how many spectators would F1 lose if some of the smaller teams left?
Ferrari negotiated the figure with Ecclestone, rightfully threatening to quit F1 rather than being stolen rights to its brand. Ecclestone agreed to pay Ferrari an amount equivalent to what he would lose if Ferrari left. And BTW. this reasoning is still perfectly valid today, and there are many Ferrari fans that would be happy for Ferrari to compete in a true sporting event with clear and independent rules - not the caos that CVC and Ecclestone have created, where regulations are interpreted on the fly. And before anyone complains that it is FIA's fault... follow the money, look into FIA's budget, and understand that FIA is totally "owned" by Liberty today.
If the promoter were a non-profit organizations, and teams were left to their own marketing revenue, then yes, prize money should be the same for each team. But as long as you have profit making enterprises like CVC/Ecclestone (worth billions today) or Liberty today, then profit needs to be shared based on brand value.
So, the biggest corruption scandal did happen in those years, but the corrupt duo was Ecclestone and Moseley.
IF YOU WANT TO BE FAIR YOU SHOULD DO A VIDEO ON WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON JUNE 28th 2000.
Calm down Ferrari fan
The problem is, since they already have the most share with the TV rights which is fair enough.. The VETO is the one that is just priceless and insane.
mostly agreed. Eccleston and Moseley were the one threatening to destroy F1 if it was not going the way they wanted it to be ... and they got it .... what happened at the point, F1 went from having usually different constructors winning every year to having similar (usually UK) constructor winning multiple year in a row
ferrari can leave, non cares
@@KingofClubsMCDLXXXVIII random youtube video "ferrari can leave nobody cares" you sure about it? 😂 the meaning ferrari is f1 and f1 is ferrari is not false its true even the video talked about it, this video is false and totaly wrong.
Why isn’t anybody talking about legacy bonuses for Williams and McLaren? Mercedes and Alpine getting manufacturer bonuses?
Yeah, Ferrari is the evil boy 😇
enzo had mafia boss aura
I mean without looking it up or anything I can almost bet Enzo has massive links with mafias and was definitely a respected figure haha
@@thorn7908 like Ron Dennis, only Dennis was a total wanker too
So when we say Ferrari International Assistance. Those of us in the know, weren't joking.
0:21 at least they didn’t change the rules mid race to stop someone from winning their 8th WC
Corruption is everywhere but after watching videos about people paying to play in F1 and now this, I've nearly no respect for this sport. Not the racers, the sport.
Amazing quality..thanks for compelling insight into key moment in F1 history!!
The irony of English people talking about corruption in F1 😂😂😂
funny aint it
What a stupid comment. A statement stands by its own merit, not by who says it
Bloody Great video.
I always thought where this Concorde agreement came from. Not that Bernie Ecclestone was clean, but neither did any negotiators on any side. Everyone seemed to want to monetize and exploit.
The biggest corruption scandal in F1 history will always be Abu Dhabi 2021. Masi had to sign an NDA. The race outcome and therefore championship outcome was manipulated.
I’ve watched the Ferrari documentary, but damn it doesn’t explain how f1 was back then like this documentary! Learnt a lot great video mate
F1 in the 80s may have had the most drama and insanity I have ever seen.
Unfortunately this video is extremely biased and it is an attempt to discredit Enzo Ferrari. Ecclestone and Mosley simply found someone brave enough to face them. Then Ecclestone, who I still find better than the current FIA management, ruined several categories to earn as much money as possible with F1. Before making this type of videos it would be good to have a better facts knowledge and being impartial
*this comment was paid for by Ferrari
@@ctradio4416 You may not trust me but it's simply the truth. Just compare as many documents as possible about it and realize how things are
Can you make a video about McLaren spying on Ferrari and getting 100m dollar fine?
Already did ;)
McLaren didn't spy tho, they got sent documents by a Ferrari traitor, much different
@@noobednatherium4082 They still used the now known stolen projects, omission still wrong
@@sirstrix250 really? When?
Typical Ferrari.
This might be a bit American sounding, but Ferrari fans sound like Dallas Cowboy fans. This is our year! To be fair Ferrari has won more championships than Dallas over the last two decades.
It's FIFA with cars
So if Ferrari "bought" F1 in 1981, why didn't they win a drivers championship for the next 19 years?
because hes spreading lies and made up things Ferrari saved F1
@@parabelluminvicta8380people are just jealous at Ferrari
@@idontknowwhatnameuse English people, which always pride themselves to be the best in building sportscars (and must be admitted, they are good at it), probably aren't very happy to see us m*fia-pizza-mandolinos having built the most famous car brand in the world, and thus need to have an excuse ready in the case 😆😆.
Because this fucking idiot being british has no fucking clue how f1 works or even went in the past (and no, i'm not one of those dts merchants who started watching the sport a couple years ago, i've been following the sport for over 15 years)
@@parabelluminvicta8380How
Great vid
In 1982, at Imola, the FOCA teams were absent simply because their cars were IRREGULAR as they were racing UNDERWEIGHT.
No political issuess... simple CHEATING.
Don't care. Points for Osella 😍.
Well Ferrari always finished in the top 4 (expect 2020) since 82... So basically this rule didn't changed anything. In the same period mclaren and williams also dominated, but had bad years (especially since 2005) finishing even 7th or lower. This rule didn't helped ferrari that much in the end, and let's talk about all that have been banned since the 2000 just to block ferrari...
Mate this story is before 2000
This is very biased. You cannot call a scandal for an agreement between FISA, FOCA and Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari was right in stating that at the time his team was the most important and the one that brought the most interest, sponsors and money. So Ecclestone, Balestre and later Mosley went for the money more than Enzo Ferrari did.
Was there money involved? Truth.
Calling this a scandal by Ferrari? Biased.
Sorry i like your videos generally but today you're off...
Yes, pure disinformation for functional illiterates.
12:12
Back in 2016 Canadian GP which is my birthday ,Sebastian Vettel mention everybody is a ferrari fan even they said mercedes is the greatest brand in the world they're ferrari fans. Now this make sense to me.
This has been one of your best videos!!
Ferrari is like those people who hack in first person shooters, and still find a way to lose, lol
What did you use to create the thumbnail i have to know please 😢😢
Photoshop haha
I am not a fan of the amount of AI content you seem to use (Pictures, videos & audios) however i am glad to see this video has a lot less of that in place of real, historical footage
"inaudible" lol he clearly says "Transvaal', the area Kyalami was located in. Im not even South African and I know this!
8:01 - they already had the USGP West at Long beach from 1976 onward. The footage clearly shows the race preparation for Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
I thought I would football with the unfairness and move towards more games as a money grab for F1 but the greed here is even worst in my opinion.
Opened my dictionary .. C .. cor .. corupt .. Corruption: FIA LOGO
Remember the 'extra long' fuel lines Frri used and did not get punished 4 real .. ..
Enzo turned out to be a quasi mafia boss. But let's be real, he didn't threaten anyone with broken legs. He knew the worth of his company and used the leverage he had. He only managed to pull this off because the other guys were at least as greedy as he was. Can you blame him for that? If everyone is aiming for as much money as they can get it would be strange if he didn't. What we can learn from this is, that F1 as a brand is not worth very much. Ferrari on the other hand is worth very, very much.
Formula 1 is not only the pinnacle of motorsport it's also the pinnacle of racketeering... bribery, threats, fraud, extortion, money laundering. Every trick in the book and then some. Why I find Formula 1's attempts to portray themselves now as this cozy "Goldfish Club" so amusing. 😂
@@aoife1122 huge potentials of wealth = huge opportunities for corruption
@@kwanlinus6999 Most hilarious is the cost cap, sold to fans as a measure to ensure more equality between the teams. Instead it has lead to the absurd situation that they don't know what to do with all the money. Even the prize money for P10 in WCC is good enough to (almost) cover the cost cap limit. OK, engine deals and top salaries are exempt but easily covered with. sponsorship.
Remember the headlines last year about Toto and his buddy Sir Jimmy Ratcliffe treating themselves to annual dividends to the tune of £75 million? While Toto was crying into TV cameras over the FIA's cost cap preventing them from introducing a "B-spec" car mid-season, he shipped off half his engineering team to Sir Jimmy's boatyard, working on their INEOS America's Cup pet project. Back in the good old days, that money would have gone into making a better car, no matter the cost.
Enzo was a shitty man. There is no excuse for his level of scum.
we wish see mercedes too they start making v6 engine waaaay before fia decide it use v6 also tyregate and lobying too mercedes way better story than this trust me.
you are wrong
Its like being a raiders fan with a car manufacturer 🤣
You made a few typos.
It's not "Zolda", but "Zolder." From the track's location in Heusden-Zolder
But at the end Ecclestone, Mosley and Balestre ended up being the same corruptioneers like Enzo 😂
Where it says "Kylami [inaudible]" the inaudible part is Transvaal.
I dont understand the titel of this video. There was no corruption, there was no scandal. It was a business arrangement which future proved very very very succesful.
There has been scandals in motor sport and even in F1 but this was not one. Concorde arrangement made the sport BIG.
I think of you look for scandals and dirty games go and check how the C-group was run down.
Agree. To give just one example, what we saw in Abu Dhabi 2021 was definitely the biggest F1 scandal I've ever seen and I've been watching it since the era on this video.
@@tubeamplifiersNothing is bigger than Nigel Stepney leaking Ferrari data to McLaren.
@@tubeamplifiers if you can only talk about 2021, you don't follow F1 much. The "Crash gate" scandal is easily far more worse than 2021, and I didn't even talk about the "McLaren - Ferrari scandal".
Ah yes the stupid 3.5L rules.
@@surgemeister182 Crashgate was a private scheme within a team. 2021 OTOH was official F1. The former got 2 people banned for life. The latter got laundered and F1 will never be the same. I say 2021 was much worse.
So this is the vid u were excited yet nervous about uploading? Fool of a Took. U did a great job. Shouldn't have been nervous.
Cheers mate ✌️😎
Haha appreciate it mate, always nervous before an upload tbh
Ferrari likes power and brand recognition. It isn't about winning at all.
I would like to see your take on Abu Dhabi 2021
Silverstone 2021? Monza 2021?
@@WizardAmbrose better yet, the whole 2021 season
Abu Dhabi 2021
Hungary 2021? Baku 2021? O wait LH did that one himself
@@andrew45906what do you expect from F1 and FIA? They’re helping that bitch since 2007
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Ferrari have always been the very center of F1 even when they aren't always in winning times. It's the symbolism Ferrari have with the Stallion horse as their emblem. The Stallion is wild and hard to tame, a quality seen in many of his drivers. There's Ferraris national racing color of red ,a color always meaning "stop" , danger, fire and blood ! They are the pure team of F 1 and if they left it would cost the sport a huge loss in fans and viewers. And no other team has nearly that same attraction and power that Ferrari has. Any other team can leave and nobody would notice ! But Ferrari? That would be trouble for Formula One !
I can bet you, in 2024, without Ferrari, McLaren and Williams, viewership will be down 80%.
Williams is responsible for 5-10% of that. McLaren will be responsible for 30-35%, and Ferrari will be the rest.
The reason why the emoji of an F1 car 🏎 and any other generic depictions of an F1 car always has the car painted bright red is because of Ferrari.
Enzo would be very dissapointed to see what his team became🥲. At least he secured a bonus for them so they don’t feel like complete losers.
I don't expect f1 stopped, with their 2021 efforts, it seems status quo from the 80s. No doubt
when I hear ferrari 1st thing that comes to mind is unfair racing to help them
Amazing video
Ferrari in the early and mid 2000's was the catalyst for me giving up on F1 as a child
mclaren in the 80's should have been
@@JohnSmith-rw8uh that was before my time on earth started
Ferrari in the early 2000's was the catalyst for me to start watching F1 as a child. Saw Schumacher wiping the floor with everybody and winning the 2000 Brazilian GP in his scarlet Ferrari...got hooked immediately! Been watching F1 and supporting Ferrari ever since.
For me it has been Sky buying everything.
I can stand long stretches of dominations by a driver and/or team, that can be in the nature of the sport. But forcing me to pay to watch? I know it might not be an enormous amount per month, but it's a question of principle: I still remember when Formula 1 was on public TV when I was a kid, and should have remained as such.
"180° V12"... thats not a V-Engine, thats a flat engine.
The 512 BB had an engine (BB stand for Berlinetta Boxer) that was by definition a flat and not a boxer. It is definition and not on how the cilinders are layed out.
"Ferrari, when you here that name whadda ya think of?" Corruption? Sorry, Italian Corruption!
Not gonna lie this format of video makes consuming this content exhausting, The pacing of the narration makes me feel like I'm being worked into a frenzy
Take your medicine
I say they let them leave. Ferrari is a meme in the F1 community, they don't need it.
The World is full of corruption !
"The Fall" of what? Not even a minute..
So cool to see all the original Enzo Ferrari clips
It’s like old man Ferrari said I MUST WIN and it was given to him on a plate, it now changed it’s the other team that cries foul now it’s called RED BULL SHIT
all teams should have equal clout in F1 , and well that's not the case, so yes , it does need changing .
Incredible, awesome work mate
Thanks man ❤️
The only thing I don’t like is the Veto power that Ferrari has. Outside of that this video was a little too biased.
Has anyone thought to just tell Ferrari to idk…screw off instead of letting them throw a tantrum when they don’t get their way
...WELL,FERRARI IS still AROUND,ISNT THAT??
...SO...WORTH IT........
....BUT THERES ANOTHER ISSUE,THO.....I'D INVESTIGATE WHY MICHAEL'S ENGINE BLOWN UP AT SUZUKA2006 WHICH TOOK AWAY TITLE FROM HIM THIS YEAR
Suzuka 2006 unfortunately we can't say nothing, it just was a reliability issue and bad luck. What we can say is that between 2004 and '05 Briatore basically lobbied FIA for the radical rulebook overhaul, and "magically" his Renault team won back-to-back double titles in '05 and '06. It's everyone which uses dirty tricks behind the scenes, picking up on just one is stupidly biased.
You will soon receive lawsuits for defamation. I wish you have evidence of this 😂
Q: Ferrari...when you hear those letters, what's the first thing that comes to mind?
A: F
Wasn’t called ferrari international assistance for nothing
Biggest pile of rubbish ever heard. Please make a video about mclaren stealing engineering documents, that is the biggest scandal
He did, almost a year ago.
Been watching F1 since the era depicted in this video and it's never been worse than it is in 2024. It's basically become a reality show now, 100% showbiz. Back in 1981 there was the showbiz, but the racing was real, the accidents were there to prove. Now everything is scripted and absolutely not organic.
Enzo Ferrari was HIM😮💨
hamilton should fit right in! 👍
So corrupt as well as boring. Yet another reason not to waste time watching it.
1:03 next year is our year… typical remark by Liverpool “fans” 😂
"Formula 1 without Ferrari, can you image that?" Yes. Yes I can.
I’ve only recently gotten into F1 and I’m assuming everyone is giant fans of Lance Stroll?????? 😂😂😂
Corruption is an Italian word
this is insane!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone have different opinions in F1. The stories and facts obtained by bloggers is another level all together.
I never believed anything said even from the original Formula One organisation.
FIA is getting worse by the day from greed and profiteering.
Just enjoy as much as one can, or else just leave this sport which many have.
as always another daily fuel up original
14:22 the circuit is called Zolder, not Zolda.....
Ferrari Fans are wilding rn
This opinion piece blames the wrong villains. That's not to say that Ferrari are angels, far from it. If you cannot identify the real issues at play, it's bollocks.
F1 would be nothing without Ferrari 😂 I'm obs jkin... Great video btw 👍 loved it
So Ford vs Ferrari was only the tip of the iceberg... Who would have guessed... *sarcasm*. Tbh this somehow makes me understand why the Andretti team hasn't gotten in the F1 category through this day.
Can you make a video about all the drama surrounding 24 Hour of Le Man? 🤩🤩🤩
What man ?
Well I suppose there was a Constructor’s title in 1999, but y’know
This is me when I misinform :3
Almost everyone in this story is corrupt and even worst than Ferrari 🤣
Ferraris overly sweet monetary deal rewards Ferrari for its past glorious history, and not for current nor recent success.
Ferrari have not been the Ferrari of old, way old. However, that ridiculous deal to get more money even win your race record sucks, is not corruption. Mr. Ferrari used tactics to negotiate that deal, and others buckled under and agreed to. They shouldn’t have done, but they did. That’s not corruption, that’s piss poor negotiating, because they were scared that without Ferrari F1 would not survive.
F1 racing fans have proven that they like F1 and it can absolutely survive and thrive without Ferrari.
The current owners and operators of F1 need to know and use that and call Ferraris bluff.
Here’s the question they need to pose to Ferrari.
How long and how strong can the Ferrari brand stay that high if they dropped out of F1?
Ferrari used that tactic back then to his advantage, bit now that no longer has the power it did back then if it had any validity t\even back then.
Call Ferraris bluff, treat them like every other F1 race ream, and bring that will bring some balance and fairness to F1, because it needs it, and the fans deserve it.
Without fans and their hard earned money F1 has nothing, and Ferrari have nothing.
Try that now in 2024 and they'd show Ferrari the door. Well I would There is enough old school manufacturer talent and new teams. Kiss 'em goodbye, F1 doesn't need the Scuderia, there is plenty replacements.
Ferrari get more money for losing 😂 all makes sense now
Its all part of the great Ferrari Masterplan™
@@Aries19974 true 👍 but they better start winning next year with Lewis in the car 🏎️
I love your videos man keep it up
Good stuff, constructively, calmer voice would be even better 😉
Without F1 and Ferrari we would not have the semi-automatic gearbox. From F1 to daily drivers!
What a ridiculous assumption.
@@TheGreatRepeller Agree
"the Zolda Circuit"?!?
This is ridiculously unfair but it isn't really a corruption. I already knew this story and watched the whole video waiting for the apparent acual corruption. Unfair agreed upon contracts are not corruption.
corruption: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
not THEY HAD A MEETING IN A ROOM
And when FOCA (English) team wanted to leave - Basically, we are accusing Ferrari of trying taking advantage of a situation others were creating. In the end, it's a bigger scandal that then-FISA went on a compromise with FOCA and basically left them 50% of Formula 1 - It's more them having bought the World Championship than Ferrari!
Wait ? So they still get an advantage today ?
Funny that people thought F1 could not exist wihtout Ferrari. They are so shit now nobody would miss them in terms of the racing.