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

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.

Thanks for all of these f1 videos

That scandal had indirectly led to another - Crashgate.

Thanks for all of these videos on f1

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

Great video! Keep up the good work mate.

Well done! Thanks for this.🙏

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Thanks for this excellent video. Top level reporting.

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 👍👍

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

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

Thanks for These Videos

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.

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?

I thought you already uploaded the video

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

quality of videos from this channel is much higher than before

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!

great video!

great video mate, subscribed, didnt know stepney died

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…

Excellent video, super interesting. Thanks.

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).

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.

Always knew Dennis was shady, but Alonso, he's a real piece of work too. Happy to cheat so long as it benefits him. Mind you, look who his manager is.

Nelson crashing for Fernando is worse

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

Crazy to think this would never be caught today

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.

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

This is WILD.

That was a very good and interesting video . Well done

this need to be movie one day

Mclaren didnt win the constructors title in 1999, just 1998

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

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

This story needs a movie after this guy.

Must be nice to watch an exciting, competitive season

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.

Great content and presentation. 🇦🇺 😊

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

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

Ron Dennis looks alot like Fred Vassure

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.

I went to school with a kid called Stepney, he said his dad worked for McLaren and I always thought he was talking shit. I thought anyone competent enough to be high up in a leading F1 team couldn't possibly create such a knob of a son, really not so sure nowadays.

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

Good content. Thank you

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

Seriously? "Or were there more sinister reasons at play?" Come on DailyFuelUp; you're better than that.

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

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.

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

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.

frank dearie designed Williams active suspension

most sane ferrari fan

And Alonso still could not win and never will despite all his supposed entitlement - he always thought he was better than Schuey and Lewie - NO WAY.

good job amazing video

It is still happening in one way or another.

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

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

Great content

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

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

for sure this is on the podium with Abu dhabi 21

Amazing, the stakes are high.

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.

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

Sir Ron Dennis 🐐

Even more than Flavio???

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

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.

The actual history : What history is for British fans :🤓Alonso did this, Alonso did crashgate. Alonso bAD. That Hungarian penalty is still the most disgusting penalty ever, like who ruins a 1 2. Also Lewis beating Fernando by 0 points is a massive achievement in rookie season I mean that's Lewis Hamilton we talking about who became 7 time champion. If you want to really compare these 2 driver compare them on their abilities, For me it's Racecraft vs speed. Speed for Lewis, racecraft for Alonso.

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

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!

Very good and correct!

that's what I call quality content

Motorway, they motorways and dual carrige ways in the uk, not highways.

Alonso 🇪🇦 was the Numero 1😊

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

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.

If only Trudy had bought a scanner!

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.

And the mclaren fans would always say Ferrari are cheats. Ron Deni

What could of driven him to do this!?!?!? Is that a serious question? Everything the man worked for was taken from and he couldn't work in the job he loved, that'll do it

99 constructors champs were Ferrari not McLaren