Re: 2010 German F1 Grand Prix at Hockenheim
REALZEUS:
F1 is a team sport. Alonso has a better chance of winning the title and was also quicker than Massa. Had he not been allowed to pass, he would have taken heat from Vettel. As a Ferrari fan, I am extremely happy for the result and hope for many more 1-2 triumphs! The order does not matter to me, as long as the Scuderia wins both titles.
Somewhat revealingly, Alonso added that the result in Germany was for the good of the team.
"We try to put a show always for the spectators. As Felipe said, we work for companies, we work for teams, sometimes we saw this year crashes between team-mates Today Ferrari has 42 points in its pockets. That is what we are here for. What is important is the team result."
Source: http://en.espnf1.com/germany/motorsport/story/24364.html
It appears that you missed something, that team orders are banned. So whether or not it's good for team, this practice has been made illegal.
If Ferrari want to play with their own rules, they might as well start their own championship.
Moreover, Ferrari management think that the many million viewers are a bunch of idiots when in their defense they insisted that they merely "provided Massa with information".
As for Massa's apology he was obviously bitter but he is just a pawn working for an organisation.
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