{"id":1903869,"date":"2026-04-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1903869"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:00:00","slug":"how-rubens-barrichello-embarrassed-ferrari-in-f1-team-orders-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1903869","title":{"rendered":"How Rubens Barrichello &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; Ferrari in F1 team orders fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>How Rubens Barrichello &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; Ferrari in F1 team orders fiasco<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula 1 weekend to forget for Ferrari, despite a one-two outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Sam Hall <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-25T11:00:00+01:00\">25 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>A tense podium at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has revealed how Rubens Barrichello ignoring a pre-race agreement was behind the \u201cembarrassing\u201d scenes at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari dominated in 2002, winning 15 of 17 races as Michael Schumacher stormed to his fifth world title, and his third in succession with the Scuderia.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the Austrian Grand Prix, the sixth round of the year, the team became embroiled in controversy, after Barrichello ignored team orders until the last lap, to allow championship leader Schumacher past for his fifth win of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the incident, Todt told the <em>High Performance Podcast<\/em>, \u201cThe team discipline, after a certain amount of races, it will be priority to one driver. So, in 2002, we started the race debriefing with team orders, and it was \u2018if you are in front of Michael before the last pit stop, you must let Michael go\u2019. And it was agreed. Wrongly or rightly, but it was agreed before, and it was accepted, because Michael was leading the world championship, and we did not want the chance to lose at the last race, probably wrongly. But it\u2019s easy to say at the end of the season. But it could not have been wrongly [at that time].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, it was accepted, and when we were getting to the end of the race where an agreement was taken and accepted, Rubens acted like he didn\u2019t want to commit to what was decided, which created a big embarrassment. Normally, I would not go onto the radio. That was the engineers, Ross [Brawn], working on the race development. But I had to go on the radio and remind what was agreed. And I must say, Rubens did not do it nicely, and he put the team in a big controversial situation, even Michael.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While team orders were legal at that time, Ferrari found itself in hot water for Schumacher\u2019s subsequent actions on the podium, where he swapped positions with Barrichello, promoting the Brazilian onto the top step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say it was really embarrassing, because then Michael was very embarrassed,\u201d he added. \u201cIn fact, we got penalised simply for the wrong procedure on the podium, which is true, because Michael was so embarrassed that he gave his position to Rubens, so that was the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-13102945785ecba05103e1f0109d13845133461d08cd874a3dd30c6ee9f76fef\">  Rising F1 star urged to keep \u2018reminding Ferrari he\u2019s there\u2019   Why Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher &#8220;never rubbed along&#8221; from day one <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>A photo finish gone wrong for Ferrari.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later in the year, after Schumacher\u2019s title had been secured, Ferrari endured a similarly embarrassing moment, when the team appeared to attempt to stage a dead-heat finish with its drivers, only for Barrichello, who had been second, to cross the line 0.011s ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember, I think it was the same year in Indianapolis &#8211; they were first and second, and Michael waited for Rubens,\u201d said Todt. \u201cHe was leading the race, and Michael waited for Rubens to arrive at the finishing line together, and Rubens passed him.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-fa2d250a17406a7b10e6fa2a603f712ce204f644f024069d9be807c9a1d23fa0\">  Ferrari\u2019s \u2018Macarena v2&#8242; rear wing spotted during Monza filming day   How &#8220;nervous&#8221; Bearman convinced Ferrari to sign him <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou think in a was the candidity of Michael waiting for his team-mate to go to the finishing line, and we never spoke about that, and Michael never complained.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">2002<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Ferrari<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Rubens Barrichello<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Michael Schumacher<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block 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class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula 1 weekend to forget for Ferrari, despite a one-two outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has revealed how Rubens Barrichello ignoring a pre-race agreement was behind the \u201cembarrassing\u201d scenes at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari dominated in 2002, winning 15 of 17 races as Michael Schumacher stormed to his fifth world title, and his third in succession with the Scuderia.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the Austrian Grand Prix, the sixth round of the year, the team became embroiled in controversy, after Barrichello ignored team orders until the last lap, to allow championship leader Schumacher past for his fifth win of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the incident, Todt told the <em>High Performance Podcast<\/em>, \u201cThe team discipline, after a certain amount of races, it will be priority to one driver. So, in 2002, we started the race debriefing with team orders, and it was \u2018if you are in front of Michael before the last pit stop, you must let Michael go\u2019. And it was agreed. Wrongly or rightly, but it was agreed before, and it was accepted, because Michael was leading the world championship, and we did not want the chance to lose at the last race, probably wrongly. But it\u2019s easy to say at the end of the season. But it could not have been wrongly [at that time].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, it was accepted, and when we were getting to the end of the race where an agreement was taken and accepted, Rubens acted like he didn\u2019t want to commit to what was decided, which created a big embarrassment. Normally, I would not go onto the radio. That was the engineers, Ross [Brawn], working on the race development. But I had to go on the radio and remind what was agreed. And I must say, Rubens did not do it nicely, and he put the team in a big controversial situation, even Michael.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While team orders were legal at that time, Ferrari found itself in hot water for Schumacher\u2019s subsequent actions on the podium, where he swapped positions with Barrichello, promoting the Brazilian onto the top step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say it was really embarrassing, because then Michael was very embarrassed,\u201d he added. \u201cIn fact, we got penalised simply for the wrong procedure on the podium, which is true, because Michael was so embarrassed that he gave his position to Rubens, so that was the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-13102945785ecba05103e1f0109d13845133461d08cd874a3dd30c6ee9f76fef\">  Rising F1 star urged to keep \u2018reminding Ferrari he\u2019s there\u2019   Why Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher &#8220;never rubbed along&#8221; from day one <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>A photo finish gone wrong for Ferrari.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later in the year, after Schumacher\u2019s title had been secured, Ferrari endured a similarly embarrassing moment, when the team appeared to attempt to stage a dead-heat finish with its drivers, only for Barrichello, who had been second, to cross the line 0.011s ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember, I think it was the same year in Indianapolis &#8211; they were first and second, and Michael waited for Rubens,\u201d said Todt. \u201cHe was leading the race, and Michael waited for Rubens to arrive at the finishing line together, and Rubens passed him.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-fa2d250a17406a7b10e6fa2a603f712ce204f644f024069d9be807c9a1d23fa0\">  Ferrari\u2019s \u2018Macarena v2&#8242; rear wing spotted during Monza filming day   How &#8220;nervous&#8221; Bearman convinced Ferrari to sign him <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou think in a was the candidity of Michael waiting for his team-mate to go to the finishing line, and we never spoke about that, and Michael never complained.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has revealed how Rubens Barrichello ignoring a pre-race agreement was behind the \u201cembarrassing\u201d scenes at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari dominated in 2002, winning 15 of 17 races as Michael Schumacher stormed to his fifth world title, and his third in succession with the Scuderia.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the Austrian Grand Prix, the sixth round of the year, the team became embroiled in controversy, after Barrichello ignored team orders until the last lap, to allow championship leader Schumacher past for his fifth win of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the incident, Todt told the <em>High Performance Podcast<\/em>, \u201cThe team discipline, after a certain amount of races, it will be priority to one driver. So, in 2002, we started the race debriefing with team orders, and it was \u2018if you are in front of Michael before the last pit stop, you must let Michael go\u2019. And it was agreed. Wrongly or rightly, but it was agreed before, and it was accepted, because Michael was leading the world championship, and we did not want the chance to lose at the last race, probably wrongly. But it\u2019s easy to say at the end of the season. But it could not have been wrongly [at that time].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, it was accepted, and when we were getting to the end of the race where an agreement was taken and accepted, Rubens acted like he didn\u2019t want to commit to what was decided, which created a big embarrassment. Normally, I would not go onto the radio. That was the engineers, Ross [Brawn], working on the race development. But I had to go on the radio and remind what was agreed. And I must say, Rubens did not do it nicely, and he put the team in a big controversial situation, even Michael.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While team orders were legal at that time, Ferrari found itself in hot water for Schumacher\u2019s subsequent actions on the podium, where he swapped positions with Barrichello, promoting the Brazilian onto the top step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say it was really embarrassing, because then Michael was very embarrassed,\u201d he added. \u201cIn fact, we got penalised simply for the wrong procedure on the podium, which is true, because Michael was so embarrassed that he gave his position to Rubens, so that was the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-13102945785ecba05103e1f0109d13845133461d08cd874a3dd30c6ee9f76fef\">  Rising F1 star urged to keep \u2018reminding Ferrari he\u2019s there\u2019   Why Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher &#8220;never rubbed along&#8221; from day one <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_13100_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>A photo finish gone wrong for Ferrari.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later in the year, after Schumacher\u2019s title had been secured, Ferrari endured a similarly embarrassing moment, when the team appeared to attempt to stage a dead-heat finish with its drivers, only for Barrichello, who had been second, to cross the line 0.011s ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember, I think it was the same year in Indianapolis &#8211; they were first and second, and Michael waited for Rubens,\u201d said Todt. \u201cHe was leading the race, and Michael waited for Rubens to arrive at the finishing line together, and Rubens passed him.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-fa2d250a17406a7b10e6fa2a603f712ce204f644f024069d9be807c9a1d23fa0\">  Ferrari\u2019s \u2018Macarena v2&#8242; rear wing spotted during Monza filming day   How &#8220;nervous&#8221; Bearman convinced Ferrari to sign him <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou think in a was the candidity of Michael waiting for his team-mate to go to the finishing line, and we never spoke about that, and Michael never complained.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1093293\/1\/how-rubens-barrichello-embarrassed-ferrari-f1-team-orders-fiasco&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_5619_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] How Rubens Barrichello &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; Ferrari in F1 team orders fiasco The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula 1 weekend to forget for Ferrari, despite a one-two outcome. 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