Team orders at Ferrari

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Originally Posted by aki13

I wonder what would have happened if Massa had waited and done a Barrichello and let Alonso past in the last corner.

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That would have been quite funny. :D

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Originally Posted by aki13

Interesting

Martin Brundle just made the point and I think someone here made earlier, why is the Stewards inquiry starting now, if its worthy of investigation why didn't a message come up with 15 laps to go "Incident will be investigated after the race"

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I find that bizarre too, I mean we all saw the move happen there and then, we heard the radio feeds.

I thought the FIA had gotten over the "long delay in decision making" malarky after that mess over Hamilton's safety car pass in Valencia

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Originally Posted by aki13

if its worthy of investigation why didn't a message come up with 15 laps to go "Incident will be investigated after the race"

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Media and fan pressure? No-one, bar half of the Ferrari team, is happy about what happened.

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Originally Posted by Rodster

That would have been quite funny. :D

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Yer then Ferrari would struggle to argue it wasn't team orders and they would have all cried on the wall "Not Again"

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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon

I'm off to bed. Have fun burning all those Ferrari flags! ;)

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Luckily I never had one given the price they are asking for them.

From the true Machevillian aka markabilly point of view, the worst thing of all, is that there are so many better ways of having team orders control, where it can be debated as to what may have happenned, IF EVEN NOTICED AT ALL; yet, here it is so stupidly, clearly, obviously, in your face, blatant....


How stupid can ferrari be???

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Originally Posted by aki13

Interesting

Martin Brundle just made the point and I think someone here made earlier, why is the Stewards inquiry starting now, if its worthy of investigation why didn't a message come up with 15 laps to go "Incident will be investigated after the race"

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I think the todt lead FIA were planning on doing nothing before figuring out the massive fallout that is sure to ensure from this outcome from fans, media, the press, betting sites, sponsors, race organizers, promoters, tv channels and the millions they invest to produce and deliver the race, etc will all be a situation that the sport would have a tough time reconciling with. People expect a race not a fixed outcome.

Vettel, after the Beeb showed him the clip: "I think the FIA know what the rules are and what they should do."

Also, that he's relieved the "many bad questions" are directed at someone else :)

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Originally Posted by markabilly

From the true Machevillian aka markabilly point of view, the worst thing of all, is that there are so many better ways of having team orders control, where it can be debated as to what may have happenned, IF EVEN NOTICED AT ALL; yet, here it is so stupidly, clearly, obviously, in your face, blatant....

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Indeed. Conserve fuel, look after your brakes, change your engine mapping... any of those would have at least disguised the order. Ferrari added insult to injury by treating everybody like idiots.

The FIA are seeing the outrage and suddenly decided 'OOOOOPs. We had better pretend to look at this.'
I will now watch the FOX (Speed) broadcast at noon our time and see what Varsha, Hobbs and Matchett have to say. Hobbs is usually sarcastic and Matchett doesn't pull any punches.