Comments on: Team orders taint Ferrari 1-2

By: steph90

steph90 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:01:22 +0000

I thnik all drivers are self absorbed just they go about it in different ways and the ones withn the most titles generally are the most self absorbed

By: Jared

Jared — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:24:45 +0000

Interesting point Steph. Imagine things the other way around – Alonso being told to move over for his teammate. I think his head would explode.

Do you have to be self-absorbed to be a world champion? I refuse to believe the answer is yes.

By: steph90

steph90 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:57:11 +0000

I didn’t say I liked it but I understand. I’m actually a Massa fan too. As for Ferrari’s history every team on the grid has this history

By: oceancalm

oceancalm — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:28:18 +0000

Steph we know the Ferrari history, we also know what’s fair, if Alonso can’t do it on the track it shouldn’t be handed to him. If it was Massas choice he wouldn’t of been told on the radio, it wasn’t a get a move on warning it was get out the way after Alonsos ‘this is ridiculous’ comment a few laps previous.

By: steph90

steph90 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:17:27 +0000

I’ve gone through this a thousand times and I’m still not sure what to think.

Brazil 07, China 08 and 09 the slower Ferrari driver let the quicker one through and/or the one ahead in the title which is the same as today.

It was the anniversary of that accident which makes it worse. Massa is still in it and let’s be honest, we’ve all been waiting for this from Alonso because of his reputation whether it’s even right or not. I don’t blame him at all though but it blows the story up.

The racing should always be done on track so this was wrong but it’s not the end of the world. People saying they hate Ferrari need a history lesson as this has happened before. Fine, hate Ferrari today but don’t pretend they invented this.

I don’t know what to think of Massa either. He’s a team player and as a Ferrari fan I love that but looking solely at a driver maybe today (although under pressure) he showed just why he isn’t the double world champion in the team. Massa could have gone quicker or just said no. I don’t agree in principal but in a competitive world I’d probably do the same as Ferrari to win. I suppose it’s working out whether it’s first you can win and then make it fair or be fair then see if you can win.

Ferrari should be investigated. If anyone has complaints they should be but they won’t get done for it or if they do I’ll be surprised. They didn’t blatantly say. We think we know what happened but Ferrari can wriggle out of it as it wasn’t a clear cut message. I actually feel sorry for Ferrari today. They’re the most passionate team for racing but they lost that today and it was all about winning and God, everyone will hate them now.

By: Jared

Jared — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:51:06 +0000

I feel for Massa. Poor guy. As if having to work with Alonso wasn’t enough, being forced to play second fiddle to him must be unbearable. Fernando’s nothing more than an annoying, spoilt brat who thinks the world’s against him when things don’t go his way. But I’m sure we all know that already.

Is it something about Brazilian drivers? Brazilian drivers at Ferrari? Brazilian drivers at Ferrari playing second fiddle to drivers who may be talented, but have a skewed understanding of what is ‘sportsmanlike’.

Deja Vu anyone? Or is that just me?

By: Graham Simons

Graham Simons — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:56:18 +0000

This season has been fantastic -PROPER racing -the events of today ruined it all as had been said It was a theft by Ferrari cheats. If the Spanish ego had legally overtaken Vettel, fine but to get a result like this – it’s almost not worth watching any more