The F1 Title They Could Never Prove | The Full Story of Benetton 1994

In 1994 the FIA found a hidden launch-control program in Michael Schumacher's Benetton, thirteen lines down a menu nobody was supposed to see. It could not prove the team ever used it. The same season brought a refuelling fire, a missing fuel filter, a black flag ignored for three laps, a plank worn to 7.4 mm and a title decided by a collision. This is the full story of Benetton 1994, and of the convicted fraudster who ran the team. CHAPTERS 00:00 The fire 01:45 Part I · The Fugitive 03:18 Part II · The Rulebook 04:44 Part III · The Sound 06:42 Part IV · Option 13 08:40 Part V · The Black Flag 10:16 Part VI · The Fire 12:01 Part VII · The Plank 13:05 Part VIII · Adelaide 14:44 Part IX · The Verdict Sources on screen: FIA press release on Benetton launch control (1994), Motor Sport Magazine "Benetton in the dock" (Sept 1994), Wikipedia, RacingNews365, Driver61, Motorsport.com. Archive footage: Formula One Management (1994 season review, Top 10 Black Flags, Australia 1994), Classic Formula 1 (Verstappen pit fire story), Beyond The Grid podcast (Jos Verstappen audio). Photos: Wikimedia Commons (see build/commons_log.json for licences and authors). Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — "Long Note Two", "Darkest Child", "Crossing the Chasm" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 #f1 #schumacher #benetton #formula1 #f1history #senna