Not many F1 fans know that the FIA’s🔜 Contract Recognition Board (CRB) was set up af𓃲ter Michael Schumacher signed for Benetton in 1991 despite having a contract with Jordan - the team he made his grand prix debut with.

Those events are having an impact on the futures of Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar ✨Piastri.

Alpine and McLaren are involved in a battle over Piastri’s services 𒁃for nex💜t year, with both teams thinking they have a legal contract to have him in the car for next year.

It all started when Sebastian Vettel announced his shock retirement from F1 ahead of ♐the Hungarian Grand Pri🌃x.

Shortly after the race at the Hungaroring, Fernando Alonso announceꦐd his surprise switch to Aston Martin, paving the way for Piastri to be the two-time champion’s replacement.

However, in comical fashion, once Alpine announced Piastri, the Australian hours later, announced that he would not be driving for the team, hinting that 🍒he would be joining another team.

Sp𒊎eculation was rife but it soon transpired that Piastri would be McLaren’s preferred replacement for Ricciardo, whose underperformance has madꩲe the Woking-outfit want to cut ties one-year early.

As a result of all this drama, Alpine have been in contact with the CRB, while team bo🔯ss Otmar Szafnauer has even threatened to go to High Court over it.

How this saga wil𒆙l play out is unclear and ulꦓtimately it will come down to the CRB’s verdict. 

Looking 🍷back to 1991, Schumacher starred on his F1 debut with Jordan, qualifying an impressive seventh.

His race was cut short despite running in fifth due to a clutch failurꦓe but the young German quickly made a na🦋me for himself.

As a result, Benett꧅on was interested in signing him for 1992, although that൩ was soon fast-tracked to the next race at Monza.

Benetton - headed by Flavio Briatore - were prepar🎶ed to pay off current driver Roberto Moreno🍷.

Benetton were able to sign Schuma𝕴cher but had 🍒more trouble in ousting Moreno.

Due to how the contract was written by Jordan, it didn’t hold up in court, tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhus losing F1’s latest hot prospect.

For Benetton, Moreno had ꦺa valid contract and accepted a pay off of around $500,000.

Schumach꧑er would then make his debut for Benetton at Monza after impressing the team in a prior test, while Moreno drove for Jordan.

The drama of 1991 ultimately saw the introduct🅺ion of the CRB which iꦡs having an impact in 2022.