Team orders at Ferrari

Well, the stewards don't have the power to throw Ferrari out of the championship. That's reserved to the WMSC themselves.

They *could*, however, have given a retroactive drive-through/stop-go (+20/+30s), grid penalties in Hungary, DQed them or banned them for X races.

Instead, they've basically passed the buck up the line.

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Originally Posted by Koz

100,000?
So that's the equivalent of a roll of toilet paper for us?
The minimum should have been total disqualification from the race for both driver and team and probation till the end of the season.

What a joke.

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penalise Ferrari if you must, but why Alonso, apart from you dislike the guy?
a joke indeed... dock it off Smedley's wages :p

WTF!!!! a 100,000 fine???

Huh, never would have thought that...guess they were willing to do a Monaco Qing and look behind what the driver said....

But a 100K???
So what?

It is like that 10k fine on Lewis for running out of gas at the end of Qfing

Ferrari spends a 100k for hospitality at each race...guess that means the lunchs crowds will be a little smaller for a couple of races

at least they have decided that Ferrari were wrong, they did break the rules and they have not drawn a line under it. I, however, Expect the WMSC to do pretty much bugger all about it now, but i hope they take the hardline. Take their constructors points at the very least.

But above all, they have been found guilty of breaching the team orders rule and of bringing the sport into disrepute. and rightly so, hopefully more will follow, when do the WMSC next meet?

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Originally Posted by ojciec dyrektor

If You want to penalize everybody You should remember that Felipe Massa is adult man, who made decision to gave away his place to Alonso. Team wasn't asking for it, Alonso wasn't asking for it. They only told him that he is slower. Massa made a decision. He's not a child, slave or a dog. He has his own intellect, reason, understanding ability and free will.

He did it, because he wanted to. End of story. ;p

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I wonder what your stance would be if as many of you wish Alonso's team mate was Kubica?!

BTW, this was a rhetorical question.

my 2 cents? The anger (certainly on my part) is the bare faced lies we have to put up with. Fernando (the worst culprit - anyone still in any doubt that he knew all about crashgate is blind), Smedle & Domenicalli. The only one trying to have a little dignity is Massa himself.

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

penalise Ferrari if you must, but why Alonso, apart from you dislike the guy?

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Well say he goes on to win the championship by a couple of points - points which he was gifted by an illegal action. How would that be fair?

He's already been allowed to keep one fake "win" in his career, to win two races as a result of team cheating would be a disgrace.

"as many of you"?
I thought there was only one ojciec director :eek: :crazy:

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Originally Posted by Robinho

... when do the WMSC next meet?

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Whenever it is summoned.

The question is why do we need stewards if they can not take any decision related to a race incident.

its funny how the bad smell seems to be following Fernando around wherever he goes, he seems to be the catalyst in all of the controversies