Race history Ferrari F2002
michael schumacher driving f2002 @ 2002 french grand prix, race @ won 2002 drivers championship.
at first race in brazil, f2002 victorious, being driven michael schumacher , continuing ferrari s trend since 1999 cars win on debut. michael schumacher clinched second on grid , after first lap altercation juan pablo montoya, took easy win brother ralf s williams. there controversy surrounding tyre allocation because team had 1 f2002 chassis @ race. therefore, schumacher s spare car f2001 chassis , because 2 chassis used different wheel rim designs each required separate wheels , tyres. argued schumacher had in-effect twice allocation of tyres other driver. controversy managed ferrari agreeing aggregate tyre usage between 2 cars, ensuring schumacher used same total number of tyres other drivers.
what followed season of domination, likes of had not been seen since mclaren s 1988 season. f2002, schumacher scored 9 more victories, total of 11 wins record season, while rubens barrichello scored four. race car failed win @ monaco, while f2001 did not take malaysian gp. furthermore, schumacher finished every race on podium, never finishing lower second f2002. german won world championship in record time, clinching title @ 11th race of season in france. 2 ferrari drivers comfortably first , second in drivers championship, , ferrari scored many points (221) rest of teams put together.
such ferrari s dominance schumacher , barrichello criticized swapping finishes @ austria , united states - event provoke ban on team orders following seasons, , raised again in 2010 when ferrari fined after appearing instruct felipe massa allow fernando alonso win german grand prix.
the f2002 (renamed f2002b) still competitive @ beginning of 2003, , schumacher took car s last win in san marino grand prix before replaced f2003-ga next race. f2003-ga not quite successful f2002, , schumacher won title 2 points on mclaren s kimi räikkönen.
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