2002 Formula One Season Online

Welcome to the season of the Scarlet Steamroller. On paper, 2002 should have been a thriller. The 2001 season had ended with a resurgent Williams-BMW pairing of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya promising to dethrone the red empire. McLaren-Mercedes, with David Coulthard and a young Kimi Räikkönen, looked sharp in pre-season testing.

It was the season that forced the FIA to rewrite the rules: new qualifying formats, points system changes, and eventually, the V8 era to cut costs. Ferrari had become so good, they broke the game. 2002 formula one season

It was a masterpiece in red. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) – 147 pts Constructors' champion: Scuderia Ferrari – 221 pts Best of the rest: Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) – 50 pts Welcome to the season of the Scarlet Steamroller

Ask any Formula One fan to describe the 2002 season in one word, and you’ll get two conflicting answers: “Masterpiece” or “Monotony.” McLaren-Mercedes, with David Coulthard and a young Kimi

Yet for those who love precision, for those who appreciate a grand master at the peak of his powers, the 2002 Formula One season wasn't boring.