A team order at the 2002 Austrian GP. Barrichello's #2 status at Ferrari was made obvious after he moved over to let Michael Schumacher win.

Team Orders in motor racing is the practice of one driver allowing another from the same team or manufacturer to gain a higher finish on the say so of the team management. This is generally done when one driver is behind in a particular race but ahead overall in a championship season. The team will then order their drivers to rearrange themselves on the track so as to give the championship points to the driver who needs them most. Prime examples of this are the team orders issued by the Ferrari Formula One team to their drivers. This team's main driver Michael Schumacher consistently won the Formula One Drivers Championship, but would sometimes find himself behind his Ferrari team-mates on the track, such as (2000-2005) Rubens Barrichello. The Ferrari team would order Schumacher's team-mate to let him pass, as he was more likely to win the drivers championship and therefore it would be more useful for him to take the highest points. Image File history File linksMetadata Austrian_GP.jpg Summary Photo by Paddy Briggs Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Austrian_GP.jpg Summary Photo by Paddy Briggs Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Rubens makes way for Schumi The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 12, 2002 at the A1-Ring. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Barrichello in his Ferrari at the 2003 US GP. Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23, 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver. ...

Banning Of Team Orders In F1 Racing Such orders were legal and expected historically in motor racing. In the early years of the Formula One World Championship it was even legal for a driver to give up his car during the race to the team leader if his car had broken down. See 1957 British Grand Prix, for example. In the late 1990s incidents of team orders began to be reported more prominently by the media and public opinion began to turn against them (See 1997 European Grand Prix and 1998 Australian Grand Prix). Subsequently, after the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix incident where Rubens Barrichello was ordered to allow teammate Michael Schumacher to pass in order to obtain the win, "Team Orders" were banned in F1 regulations, although they are sometimes still implemented discreetly. For example, this has sometimes been achieved as easily as a team getting on the radio to the slower driver and pointing out that his teammate is quicker. The slower driver then lets the quicker driver through without the need for an overt "directive" from the team. Results from the 1957 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Aintree on July 20, 1957 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss 159. ... The 1997 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26, 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez. ... Results from the 1998 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne on March 8, 1998. ... Rubens makes way for Schumi The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 12, 2002 at the A1-Ring. ...