Ranked: Five of the most infamous team orders calls in F1 history

From drivers sharing cars during the 1950s to controversial staged finishes, team orders have long been a staple of Formula 1.

For the most part, instructions from the pit wall are innocuous, a swapping of position for cars on a different strategy, but occasionally, they go a step too far.

The most infamous team orders in F1 history

Formula 1 is a team sport, a point that occasionally conflicts with a driver’s individual ambitions. With multiple cars and drivers at their disposal, teams have issued instructions to orchestrate a race in their best interests.

Typically, that means rallying behind its star driver by clearing their path or handing over a position. But occasionally, things don’t go exactly according to plan.

There have been race fixing, staged finishes, and simple rejectio