yup...Team Orders did not end when Schumacher passed Rubens Barrichello in Austria in 2002, and everybody knows that. Massa had a ‘long’ pit stop in Brazil to help Raikkonen take the title in 2007. Kovalainen often helped Hamilton at McLaren.Irvine assisted Schumacher at Ferrari which could well have lost him the title in 1999 after Schumacher broke his leg.
A TEAM operates its two cars in a manner that maximizes its chances of winning the driver’s or constructor’s title. Every team has been lying about that fact since 2002. Ferrari’s only sin here is they did a bad job of it. Alonso was faster and has more points. Without “team orders” you have Vettels crashing into the Webers in the lead. Maybe Alonso should have wrecked Masa.
In the law, you have Court Rules. Rule #2 is that the rules must be applied to acheive justice - you don’t apply them because they exist. This is because all lawyers know that no rule covers every possible situation.
The FIA should take heed. They should apply their rules in the best interest of their sport. Alonso is blameless. The team has the same number of points, notwithstanding the orders. F1 so often has been dominated by one team that it is boring, especially to Americans. Now you have a resurgent Ferrari that looks like it will take on Red Bull in the second half. How does taking Ferrari out of the constructor’s race help the sport? It should be a monetary fine only.
Next question, can a team buy a win for $100,000 because I want to get in line early for that deal............
The team puts up the money and the cars and the drivers ... they should be able to race as they please
IMHO
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yup...I like what you have written with the above exception.
Alonso clearly was complaining over the radio - I heard it myself - about his speed vs Massa’s.
Personally, I feel Alonso has bee truly the root of alot of vile behavior in F1 and he IS to blame for so many atrocious behaviors (the crash while he was at Renault, holding up Hamilton while at McClaren.
Alonso can drive. It's a factual statement.
Would I cut around with him? No F—king way. He's the type of dude that I can't stand. And he's a whiner. He really reminds me of a REALLY liberal, dirty politician here in the US.
“I didn't do anything wrong! Look at him!
Let's have fun watching Hungary!
Vrooooooom!