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by **FMecha** » 22 Feb 2011, 00:22

So this came up my brain. I've thinking if you can name name a scandal in F1 and name it with -gate suffix. This was inspired largely after some scandals in F1 with -gate suffix, such as Indygate, Spygate, Liegate and Crashgate.

Discuss!

To start: Suzukagate (first controversial DQ on Ayrton Senna on suscipion that FISA favoring Alain Prost in 1989, then Senna's pole position place dispute ending up on [semi-delibrate] crash against Prost in 1990)

by **shinji** » 22 Feb 2011, 00:35

Londono-Bridge-Gate

by **DanielPT** » 22 Feb 2011, 01:11

In 2008 there were that mess with Hamilton getting an undeserved penalty. Probably forced the hand on stewards and it ended last year by Todt introducing the former driver steward. It should be called: Stewards-gate.

by **P_Friesacher** » 22 Feb 2011, 01:21

Montoya's motocross-gate
And, also, burger-gate

by **BlindCaveSalamander** » 22 Feb 2011, 01:35

Montoya-going-to-NASCAR-but-McLaren-refusing-to-let-him-out-of-his-contract-and-so-he-spends-half-of-2006-doing-nothing-gate.
Or, MGTNBMRTLHOOHCASHSHO2006DNG for short.

by **DanielPT** » 22 Feb 2011, 01:39

I just remembered one. Do you recall that 2011 opening race debacle in Bahrain? Called Bahrain-gate?

Yes, right now I am that confident!

by **JeremyMcClean** » 22 Feb 2011, 04:46

Lotusgate

With two Lotuses (Lotusi) in F1, why not?

by **WeirdKerr** » 22 Feb 2011, 05:11

Tyrrell's disqualification in '84 was it not water being added at pit stops or something lets call that Water-gate...... ummm

by **tommykl** » 22 Feb 2011, 05:22

DanielPT wrote:In 2008 there were that mess with Hamilton getting an undeserved penalty. Probably forced the hand on stewards and it ended last year by Todt introducing the former driver steward. It should be called: Stewards-gate.

Naaah. Busstopgate is better.

by **ADx_Wales** » 22 Feb 2011, 05:22

One of the Goodies, at Convent Garden, Making an advert for the American based company Olive Garden, was arrested.

I believe they called it....Graham Snatched.

by **James1978** » 22 Feb 2011, 05:27

Jerez 1997 could have had "Collision-gate" for Schumacher supposedly deliberately trying to take Villeneuve out, and "Collusion-gate" for Williams and McLaren.

by **dr-baker** » 22 Feb 2011, 05:50

ANTSMSW5PGate

by **Yannick** » 22 Feb 2011, 05:51

What is it that lead to the cancellation of the Bahrain GP 2011? Uprising Gate?

by **nome66** » 22 Feb 2011, 08:18

2005 Indianapolis USGP michelin tire problem with teams pulling out because the FIA is stubborn and wouldn't let them add a chicane
.........-gate.

by **Pommy Barsteward** » 22 Feb 2011, 09:43

Adelaide 1994

Cheating-bastard-gate (no - us Brits don't dwell on it at all. But Damon should have won it).

by **Phoenix** » 22 Feb 2011, 09:53

1983 controversy about Brabham using illegal fuel: Fuelgate.
The controversy about James Hunt being disqualified at the 1976 Spanish GP because his car was a bit too wide: Widegate.
And, also in 1976, at the British GP when Hunt was disqualified because he used the spare car after a crash at the first start but wasn't allowed to do so since he wasn't on the track when the red flags were waved: Brandsgate.
Button's contractual dispute between BAR and Williams in 2005: Buttongate.
The Renault's mass dampers controversy of 2006: Dampergate.

by **dinizintheoven** » 22 Feb 2011, 11:08

Did anything even mildly controversial happen at the first corner during the Donington race in 1993? Then we could have Redgategate.

by **P_Friesacher** » 22 Feb 2011, 12:48

Or with Frenzen or Heidfeld. We might have had FREgate or even HEIgate
sorry!

by **JohnMLTX** » 22 Feb 2011, 12:49

Koreagate - The kerfuffle over the completion and homologation of Yeongam.

Amerigate - USF1. 'Nuff said.

by **Shizuka** » 22 Feb 2011, 20:35

Fuel-gate - Benetton 1994, German GP, Verstappen, in flames.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 22 Feb 2011, 20:45

Flavio Briatore/Jarno Trulli's civil war at Renualt during the 2nd half of 2004:

Teenage b**** fight-gate

by **MinardiFan95** » 22 Feb 2011, 21:31

Sebastian Vettel taking Webber out of the 2007 Japanese GP - Kids ****ing it all up-gate
Badoer's comeback in 2009 - I've waited this long to race for Ferrari and all I get is this piece of junk that belongs in a wrecking yard-gate
Brabham fan car - Fan-gate
James Hunt's infamous commentary on how Rene Arnoux was adapting to a naturally aspirated car at Monaco in 1988 - Not suitable for children-gate
Colin Kolles putting Yamamoto in Chandok's seat for the second half of 2010 - Go Home, Colin Kolles-gate

by **James1978** » 22 Feb 2011, 23:27

Germany 2010: Fernando-is-faster-than-you-gate!! (Or even Sorry-gate, since the thing that supposedly triggered the investigations was Smedley saying "sorry!")

Silverstone 2010: Swapping-wing-gate.

I'd like to think of one for Monza 2006 when Alonso was penalised grid places for blocking Massa in qualifying when he was only just in sight on the onboard camera - Dirty-air-gate!!

by **Cynon** » 23 Feb 2011, 01:20

Nigel Mansell's 1995: Fatgate

by **whatisdeletrazdoing** » 23 Feb 2011, 01:34

Alonso-staying-in-his-pitbox-to-prevent-Lewis-Hamilton-from-going-back-out-on-track-in-qualifying-for-the-2007-Hungarian Grand-Prix-Gate

by **DanielPT** » 23 Feb 2011, 01:39

whatisdeletrazdoing wrote:Alonso-staying-in-his-pitbox-to-prevent-Lewis-Hamilton-from-going-back-out-on-track-in-qualifying-for-the-2007-Hungarian Grand-Prix-Gate

Or in a shorter version: Screw-yougate

by **Bleu** » 23 Feb 2011, 02:54

Button-gate

The controversy about whether he would drive for Williams or BAR in mid 2000s.

by **WeirdKerr** » 23 Feb 2011, 09:09

the fuss caused went Darren Heath took a photo of inside the Mp4/12 (97 Mclaren) revealing an extra pedal could be called extra brake pedal/heath-gate

by **P_Friesacher** » 23 Feb 2011, 12:42

Flaviogates - generic name for almost all F1 scandals in the mid 90ies and mid 2000s.

by **JeremyMcClean** » 23 Feb 2011, 13:39

WeirdKerr wrote:Tyrrell's disqualification in '84 was it not water being added at pit stops or something lets call that Water-gate...... ummm

Hydrogate.

Adelaide 1994: Clumsygate.

Jerez 1997: Championshipgate.

Any time there is a jump start: Jumpgate

Germany 2010: Ordergate

Website · by **Wizzie** » 23 Feb 2011, 15:25

Felipe Massa getting away with starting 2 metres infront of his gridbox at Spa last year: Overstepped-the-gate.

by **FMecha** » 23 Feb 2011, 23:46

WeirdKerr wrote:Tyrrell's disqualification in '84 was it not water being added at pit stops or something lets call that Tyrrellgate...... ummm

Fixed.

by **East Londoner** » 24 Feb 2011, 03:41

1999 Malaysian GP - (this is a hard one..) Illegal-Ferrari-bargeboards-deemed-alright-by-Ferrari-International-Assistannce-to-keep-Mika-Hakkinen-from-winning-his-second-title-gate. Or Barge-gate?

by **East Londoner** » 24 Feb 2011, 03:44

nome66 wrote:2005 Indianapolis USGP michelin tire problem with teams pulling out because Ferrari is stubborn and wouldn't let them add a chicane because they see an easy win
.........-gate.

Fixed

by **Phoenix** » 24 Feb 2011, 08:04

JamesHuntbitchinglikeanuttermoronagainstRiccardoPatresebecausehewasaseasonedCSILasVegasagentandknewPatresesrecklessdrivingprovokedRonniePetersonsfatalaccidentatthe1978ItalianGPgate (JHBLAUMARPBHWASCSILVAAKPRDPRPFAAT1978IGPG, for short).

:mrgreen:

by **nome66** » 24 Feb 2011, 09:34

East Londoner wrote:
nome66 wrote:2005 Indianapolis USGP michelin tire problem with teams pulling out because Ferrari is stubborn and wouldn't let them add a chicane because they see an easy win
.........-gate.

Fixed

that actually makes sense. they are sort of in cahoots with the FIA.
another example
GT1- maserati always pulls top 3
maserati is sub-division of Ferrari.
i remember watching a GT1 race where the maserati should have clearly been black flagged for cutting a chicane (of all things), but didn't and grabbed a 1-2 finish. one other team did the same( i believe it was one of the lambos) at another track and got tagged.
hhmmmm.... different conversation for a different thread on a different day on a different website. sorry for the side track there.

by **whatisdeletrazdoing** » 24 Feb 2011, 10:50

Niki Lauda withdrawing from the 1976 Japanese GP effectively handing the title on a silver platter to James Hunt ......gate

by **JeremyMcClean** » 24 Feb 2011, 12:22

whatisdeletrazdoing wrote:Niki Lauda withdrawing from the 1976 Japanese GP effectively handing the title on a silver platter to James Hunt ......gate

Damagegate.

It was because of the aftereffects of his injuries at the Nurburg and that he couldn't see a bloody thing in the rain.

by **P_Friesacher** » 25 Feb 2011, 01:37

Tractorgate - Niki Lauda's absence from the Belgian GP in 1985

by **James1978** » 25 Feb 2011, 04:02

Another Lauda one: Blocked-pitlane-exit-gate (1974 British GP)

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