Quote Originally Posted by coopert21ceb View Post
As an avid Ferrari fan I am sick at the outcome yesterday. Massa's face at the post race interview said it all. Ferrari management should be ashamed of themselves. Massa should have had the top spot. Clear orders given. Not so sure that Alonso should be punished as it was not really the drivers fault. Management should be kicked in the arse! Fantastic they got a 1, 2 but it was not the happy win I wanted. Feel sorry for Massa.
Ok take your points on board (another Ferrari fan )

Lets look at the what if's then. Ferrari decide not to intervene & Alonso snuggles up the @rse of Massa, who by now does not have the pace. Vettel then does like wise behind Alonso. Now what have we got the potentail for here ...................... mistakes, BIG mistakes that could jepordise the 1-2 finish that Ferrari SO badly needed.
The way I see it is that Ferrari BADLY needed the points & decided (Massa's choice btw ) to let the faster guy take the lead in order to maximise the chances of finishing 1st (as a team) & hope to secure the 2nd as well.

Job done ................................. next

(Interesting points from DC yesterday ............... back in the early days, if a driver was struggling he would sometimes take his team mates car to see if he could go faster )