That copy shop clerk Should have been given lifetime paddock passes For every Grand Prix from Ferrari.

The ferrari fan was a menace and a diehard fan the he e mailed Stefan about the incidient😂😂😂😂😂😂

Max Mosley said later that the fine was given because " 10 percent of it was because they cheated and 90 percent was because Ron Dennis is a dick".

I heard this story 20 times and never knew Stepney took his own life - RIP 😞

It’s crazy how some many people have heard the scandal story but not about stepney’s death. It does seem like f1 and Ferrari worked hard to keep his name away from the sport.

with the cash he probably got for the document..he could have just bought a photocopier and copy the damn thing himself.. what an idiot

seen so many videos on this topic, but this is definitely the most concise, entertaining way i’ve heard it told. keep it up!!!

Mclaren werent fined for having data, a common misconception. When they were found to have had ferrari data, no fine was brought. They were fined for lying to the fia, after alonso proved they did use the data after mclaren told the fia they had not

That scandal had indirectly led to another - Crashgate.

Thank you for making such great F1 content. This was the best video on this topic that I’ve seen and it is so refreshing to see an F1 channel that isn’t a rumor mill. It seems all other F1 channels and media are purely drama-driven and clickbait these days.

You know the car is rare when a Bugatti Chiron is just sitting in the background getting absolutely no attention.

Thanks for all of these f1 videos

I didn't know Stepney took his own life. Very sad indeed. But the fine imposed by Mosely (a very nasty piece of work and that was being polite about it) was absurd and totally disproportionate. I don't think Ron Dennis is any angel but I don't believe for a second he would have knowingly condoned what went on between Stepney and Coughlan (who was equally guilty) had he known before Alonso brought it out. Nobody came out of this smelling of roses, but Ron did NOT deserve the public vendetta orchestrated by Mosely.

Thanks for all of these videos on f1

I’m really curious where that photo copier employee is now. Does he tell this story at the pub and how he started the biggest controversy in the largest motorsport in the world?

Well done! Thanks for this.🙏

It was not many decades before this fiasco that teams knew virtually everything about each others cars. One engine manufacturer could get their hands on anotfhers offering and test it on their own dyno to see what was what and not what was claimed. It was a lot cheaper to run a car back then.

... Love it. Such a great recap. This story had me gripped back in 07

This is the best video on this subject. I remember this very well and also during the Japanese Grand Prix in that year was when my daughter was born.

Thanks for this excellent video. Top level reporting.

Kimis Title win felt and still feels just right...

Great video! Keep up the good work mate.

1:35 adrian newey... dominance follow this mans creations

Hey, i remember when this story began. We followed it closely and I have to say that you have done an amazing job telling this twisted History. Thanks very much. Now ill LIKE and SUB. to your channel. Keep up the great quality and your channel will grow. I've been an F1 fan since Jim Clark won the Indy 500, mid '60s. We attended every F1 Race in Montreal from 1980 to 2014, serious F1 lovers. Best of luck to you on KZfaq

Great stuff always wanted to see the whole story 👍👍

Poor poor lorry (truck) driver, having to live with this for the rest of their life :( imagine just driving as per your usual day of work and some person just jumps in front without you being able to stop and then after you hear this whole story…

Please keep making these amazing videos your the best f1 KZfaqr ❤

Thanks for These Videos

Excellent video, super interesting. Thanks.

great video!

The fact they didnt Ban Mclaren from F1 at least 2 years is a shame

hey just wanted to say that this is an incredible video and I can't even imagine how many hours you had to work for it, keep it up

Crazy to think this would never be caught today

this need to be movie one day

great video. thx. i knew a part of the story. Arrogant Ron Dennis blamed Honda for bad engine. But they didn't want to change the chassis. that's why there wher cooling problems!

If Trudy Coughlin hadn't chosen THAT particular copy shop at THAT particular time, or had given a false name, that bastard Dennis might've gotten away with it. EDIT: Pls note, I am NOT a Fartrari fan. Especially not after their sweetheart deal regarding THEIR cheating scandal.

This is WILD.

This story needs a movie after this guy.

Great story, very well narrated, nicely received. Maybe DailyFuelUp should consider making one on the strange decisions taken in the Abu Dhabi 2021 race and its background, as well as the effects of the unlawful advantage RB gained by illegally violating the F1-budget rules in 2022. That was, in our opinion, the 2nd biggest cheating scandal in F1 history. That story would gain tremendous attention because it's effects are still being felt. It would be inspiring to see what role the FIA played and others including Mercedes.

quality of videos from this channel is much higher than before

This affair is strangely reminiscent of the "Green Fiats" case of the 1920s

Many times you do not get a promotion due to factors completely out of your control. If you are that unhappy the best you can do is to look for opportunities elsewhere.

The stretch of road Stepney did the you know what was in my home town. Still doesn't seem real

That was a very good and interesting video . Well done

great video mate, subscribed, didnt know stepney died

Must be nice to watch an exciting, competitive season

2:15 - That's wrong. 1 CC, 2 DC, Ferrari was CC in 99

Ron Dennis looks alot like Fred Vassure

Good content. Thank you

100 mill in fines? good lord did copy shop dude get a cut?

The “Die hard Ferrari fan” in question who worked in cafe with printing and scanning facilities should not feel guilty! Although his actions would inevitably cause a man to eventually take his own life..as a fan he did what he thought was right. I’m sure his quick witted actions will never be forgotten by Ferrari F1 bosses👍🏽

F1 has been corrupt for years, and it’s not going to change. Look at what Bernie Ecclestone has got away with. It’s a shame for the sport and the fans.

It is still happening in one way or another.

I thought you already uploaded the video

good job amazing video

frank dearie designed Williams active suspension

I think this video should've been titled 'The Biggest Stitchup in Formula 1 History.'

Great content and presentation. 🇦🇺 😊

You think she could buy a scanner lol. But good that things came to light.

Stepney was out of line, he wanted the big job, but was massively under qualified, His ego was his downfall

This clip just skims the surface if the whole sorry saga, so you need to listen to the 10 part BBC pod cast, it goes propper CSi on the entire happenings, it is fantastic i promise you.

now i know the mystery behind mclaren downfall..

Great content

Never knew how he killed himself. Horrible, nothing justifies.

Massa should have been the 2008 WDC in more ways than just Crashgate.

so both alonso and hamilton thought that their wheel pressure was being sabotaged?

An interesting video. I had no idea there was so much dirty tricks going on.

By far the worst cheat in F1 history was Briatori’s extremely dangerous moves when ordering drivers to crash out or hit other cars to get his number one drivers into an advantaged position. This was always done with the threat of losing their careers if they didn’t do it. He was barred for life by the FIA from any part of motor racing but he is so influential he has somehow wormed his way back in. I thought the only people able enough to manage such things were the mafia gods.

Well things are changing it seems with Noriss’ win last weekend.

bro can afford millions of dollars to build a perfect f1 car but can't use his own printer at home to recopy some pages smh

Just proves corruption has been in F1 for a long time but as usual the corrupt media cover these things up is there any sport left that has not been touched by greed and power

I remember all of that, lol..I’d forgotten all aboutnit

Cheaters be damned.

As I remember: Stepney give data to Coughlan, Coughlan mailed Alonso and De La Rosa and talked with them about data. They punished McLaren but not Alonso or De La Rosa?

All could have been avoided if they just bought a scanner and did it themselves!

that's what I call quality content

Amazing, the stakes are high.

Very good and correct!

If only Trudy had bought a scanner!

This is so so sad for everyone but most of all so so sad to me at 70 I have been around a little so not stupid but when its a sport you love it hurts !!! Today I also watch Sunday leauge football for this reason Money is the route of all evel even in my beloved sport which has always been money orientated

Even more than Flavio???

Hamilton’s car issue in Brazil that arguably cost him the championship was deliberate right?? Awful coincidence.

Story behind Ron’s interesting. Teddy Mayer came from doing can am and because of f1’s burgeoning tv coverage decided he wanted to be on tv As team principal and replace Alistair Caldwell. He promoted Caldwell to a non job. The team went from the front of the grid to the back. Phillip morris (Marlboro) issued an ultimatum, we will put out own management in or pull funding. So Ron got his chance.

The voice & BGM & story telling is awesome - absolutely gripping; great content

You've left out one of the most crucial aspects of this story that often gets overlooked: Stepney and Coughlan were attempting to team up at Honda or Toyota as they were leaving their respective teams. It was confirmed by Honda that the two met with the CEO of Honda F1 (Nick Fry) on June 1, 2007. This was before Coughlan eventually turned on Stepney and claimed he kept telling Stepney to stop giving him information. It almost seems like the information was never supposed to go to McLaren at all, with the two of them jumping ship together elsewhere to run a team. But when others at McLaren caught wind of what was happening, it spun out of control, although the actual amount of useful information that could have been applied to a totally different car was probably microscopic at best. And Ferrari were already confirmed to be cheating in early 2007 (not to mention the years prior), which was likely enough for some to justify attempting to use the data. As for Stepney, the *cough* "Italian mafia" *cough* most likely got to him. A lot of odd things led to his death, and no one believed him. He was just about to release a tell-all book called Red Mist, exposing Ferrari for being the corrupt company/team that they were (there's a reason I half-jokingly call them the Italian mafia). He had trouble finding a publisher to go through with it, so his version of the story must be quite spectacular and damaging to others. The book even got an ISBN number -- a copy must exist somewhere. Joe Saward has also mentioned there is another side of Spygate to be told, which I hope he finally tells someday. Lewis Hamilton said in 2012 regarding losing the title in 2007, "I didn’t know at the time. But I do now. It’s not something I can talk about”, whatever that means. No one else will talk about it in depth, either. I strongly suspect the party who would be most affected by someone breaking their silence would be Ferrari, especially considering it's proven they were cheating in early 2007, which is one of the reasons Stepney went rogue as he did not approve of how the team was operating; and obviously had been that way for years. Maybe it was his way of leveling up the playing field after years of cheating and collusion with the FIA. I suspect there is an entirely different angle to this that the media either never reported or didn't even know, which is usually the case with politics (and F1 is essentially a small political bubble within a global bubble, but they are all connected).

Reutemann in las vegas 81, they ruined his car and gear box to avoid he could win the championship.

2009 title slipped through McLaren's fingers? That's a weird way to put it, it was never close for them

Alonso as schumi's personel nightmare id a bit of an exaggeration just because Alonso broke his win streak at 2005.

Photo copying that many pages all with the famous & highly noticeable Ferrari Logo, would alert the attention & then curiosity of anyone. Trudy Cogan, Mike Cogan & Nigel Stepney, could only get away with photocopying the stolen Ferrari documents themselves. By being lazy & paying someone else to photocopy copy the stolen Ferrari papers, then that 4th Person would be fully aware of the sensitive nature of the Ferrari documents & would almost certainly know that something was fully amiss.

most sane ferrari fan

for sure this is on the podium with Abu dhabi 21

Crashgate is in my opinion bigger and Massa even still can accept it. Fact that they knewabout crashgate before end of season, but not did things to make things right.

This cheating put nobody’s life at risk. Briatorie put the driver forced crashing his own car’s life at great risk and the aftermath was completely uncontrollable, therefore risking many other peoples well being at great risk.

Great video. I completely forgot how much of a knob Alonso was that season teamed with Hamilton. Lewis had so much pure raw talent then.

Boy can I relate to the cliques in race teams especially when your not in them! It happened to me on a Race team because I did not see eye to eye with the team manager and was promptly let go when the team decided to move and race in another form of Motorsports, the only solace I have is I’m still around and all the players on that team that were in that clique have either passed away due to alcohol abuse or were driven out of other teams after the team failed miserably in that other series! A bit of Karma I guess!

I didn't know that Stepney committed suicide. as a F1 fan for 30 years, I'm impressed with this content!

Do you recon an Italian working in a photo copy shop in Maranello would email a British F1 team to warn them Ferrari might have info on the team? If they did, they'd be labelled a traitor.

Red bull using the power steering? Or body? Wow im happy some one talked about it.....wait what?

Given I was still watching the sport and I never heard about Stepney taking his own life just shows they wanted to story to disappear.

I still don't understand anything.