Ferrari summoned to WMSC 'team orders' hearing 4 days before Italian GP!

[aroutis]

re: Ferrari's response, it was nicely done.

A reminder of the obvious still "forgotten" by some that wish to forget, that those things are common practice and this whole thing is plainly ridiculous.

To go out saying that Ferrari should be severely punished (aka Mosley, aka Lauda) just goes to show there's a big problem in F1 and that is NOT Ferrari.

[Salvador Dali]

No it is defenetly not OK! But what can we expect from Mad Max... I feel sorry for JT as he is now between a rock and a hard place... By the looks of thing WMSC will have no other option but to realy come down on Ferrari. I just don't get why they feel that the drivers should be punished. They are payed by Ferrari and have to do what they tell them to do, or potenitally loose ther jobs...

Again insted of racing we are up to our ears in politics... sad.

[shostak]

Ferrari is reportedly prepared to launch civil action against the FIA if further sanctions are imposed by the World Motor Sport Council next month.

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=383311

[Hermann]

Ferrari is reportedly prepared to launch civil action against the FIA if further sanctions are imposed by the World Motor Sport Council next month.

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=383311

This is getting funnier the minute. What comes next? Will they start attacking each other with sticks and pitchforks? Seriously, F1 has become such a joke, people who still take this seriously should have their heads examined.

[Katu]

mucho ruido, pocas nueces. i'm starting to get tired of this

[aroutis]

This is getting funnier the minute. What comes next? Will they start attacking each other with sticks and pitchforks? Seriously, F1 has become such a joke, people who still take this seriously should have their heads examined.

I see nothing funny honestly. Ferrari (if there's true to this) is examining their legal options, considering that they will have financial losses should they have further penalization from the WMSC.

Anything less would be irresponsible.

[shostak]

The solution so that no one gets hurt by this mess is Machiavellian but equally ingenious: it is claimed that Germany commissioners wrong team orders with team strategy, which is what Ferrari applied. Ferrari did well in their fight for the Drivers' title and not intended to influence the outcome of that race in particular.
Team orders are not liberalized but are confined to when a team applies them not to harm another.

Source (in spanish): http://f1actual.es/2010/08/07/%C2%BF...nes-de-equipo/