Autosport Retro - From The Archives - Spygate 2007 and The Biggest Fine in F1 History!
About this episode
The episode revisits the Spygate scandal of 2007 in Formula 1, featuring insights from journalist Maurice Hamilton.
The 2007 season was one of the most contentious in Formula 1 history, and the ‘Spygate’ scandal was its biggest story. In the latest of our new From the Archive series, experienced F1 journalist Maurice Hamilton – who witnessed the events in the paddock as they unfolded – and host Kevin Turner look back at the time when a Ferrari employee handed sensitive documents to McLaren’s chief designer, triggering a series of events that would also involve Fernando Alonso and result in the biggest fine in F1 history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Turner
Guest: Maurice Hamilton
Topics covered
- Spygate
- Formula 1
- 2007 season
- scandal
- sports history
- F1 fines
Keywords
- Spygate
- Formula 1
- 2007
- Ferrari
- McLaren
- Fernando Alonso
- F1 history
- scandal
- fine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ferrari, McLaren
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