Quote Originally Posted by airshifter
As much as I think Alonso desired the result he got, the team made the decision and Alonso shouldn't be accountable for it.

I would have much rather the team and Alonso stayed in focus of the current rules regarding the sport. When Alonso whined that "this is ridiculous" over the radio the team should have reminded him that being the faster driver he should have qualified ahead of Felipe, or been able to pass him on the track.


BTW, welcome to the forums.
Alonso did qualify ahead of Massa but because Vettel dived to the right to try and block Webber they were held up and Massa had a clear run to the front

Secondly what is the point in fighting to overtake one's teammate for nothing when one is clearly quicker and the risk for collision is very high?

Overtaking in f1 is impossible or difficult enough as it is and Alonso and Massa fighting could have ended up like RBR did in Turkey.

The Ferrari drivers are not Hamilton and Button where they give each other room - and if you recall even with them the prat perch stepped in and told them to "hold station".

This is f1 and it is the right thing to do.