The top spot was also the biggest fine in sporting history. F1
The eight most expensive penalties in F1 history: Which team has paid the largest amount?The FIA has handed out some pretty hefty financial penalties over the years, but what are Formula 1’s biggest fines in history?Ferrari were given a sizeable fine after blatantly imposing team orders on Felipe Massa to give victory to Fernando Alonso and affecting the outcome of the 2010 German Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s actions resulted in the team orders rules being adjudged as untenable, with team orders legalised for 2011 as a result.USF1 were a short-lived American-led attempt at a Formula 1 team, headed up by Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor. Granted entry for the 2010 F1 World Championship, USF1 ultimately failed to enter and were investigated for breaching the Sporting Regulations and the International Sporting Code as a result.
The situation kicked off with a protest after the Styrian Grand Prix, with the FIA seizing the car’s brake ducts for a closer look as Renault complained about the design being strikingly similar to that of Mercedes’ 2019 design for their title-winning W10. The team were also deducted 15 championship points and, despite the design technically being in breach of the aforementioned Sporting Regulations for the remainder of the season, were not forced to change the brake ducts.Aston Martin were given a $450,000 fine for a procedural breach under the new Financial Regulations that covered the 2021 season.
Aston Martin were offered an Accepted Breach Agreement , which was accepted by the team – meaning a fine of $450,000 as well as relevant costs to the FIA.The Scuderia were hit with a huge fine following the controversial 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, when Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher swapped places exiting the final corner to ensure the German driver won the race.
“Nevertheless the council finds it impossible to sanction the two drivers, because they were both contractually bound to execute orders given by the team. “Michael Schumacher took the trophy for first place from the Austrian Chancellor, did not acknowledge him, handed the trophy to Rubens Barrichello, and then took the second place trophy from the Austrian Deputy Chancellor.
This didn’t go over well with the Cypriot community in Greece, nor with then-FIA President Max Mosley as this was a breach of the sport’s political neutrality stance. After a lengthy investigation into each team’s accounts for 2021, Constructors’ Champions Red Bull were found to have committed a ‘Minor Overspend Breach’ of just under £1.9 million .
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