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When sportsmanship took a back seat to Ferrari's interests
Team orders in motor racing have always been a controversial subject, but on this in Austria in 2002, the debate raged on to a whole new level. Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello was at the head of the field from the get-go, leading team mate Michael Schumacher in practice, qualifying and for the entire race on Sunday, save for the last few meters. Why? Because Rubens the good soldier had been ordered by Scuderia boss Jean Todt - yes, the man who went on to safeguard F1's integrity - to let Schumacher win in order to consolidate his championship lead. At the time, the BBC reported the incident with the simple headline: "Schumacher Steals Austrian Win." Wasn't that the truth?
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