Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has answered critics regarding the alleged team orders incident at this weeks German Grand Prix.
“I am very happy for all our fans who finally, yesterday, saw two Ferraris lead from start to finish as they dominated the race,†said Luca di Montezemolo in Maranello, where he reviewed the season so far along with Stefano Domenicali.
“The result is down to the efforts of all our people, who never give up. Now we have to continue working like this, to improve the car so that is competitive at all the circuits we will encounter. Alonso and Massa also did very well, giving their all throughout the weekend. The polemics are of no interest to me. I simply reaffirm what I have always maintained, which is that our drivers are very well aware, and it is something they have to stick to, that if one races for Ferrari, then the interests of the team come before those of the individual. In any case, these things have happened since the days of Nuvolari and I experienced it myself when I was Sporting Director, in the days of Niki Lauda and not just then…Therefore enough of this hypocrisy, even if I can well believe that some people might well have liked to see our two drivers eliminate one another, but that is definitely not the case for me or indeed for our fans.â€
Montezemolo has not only answered the critics but Niki Lauda, who was critical of the Scuderia’s action, as well as Christian Horner who seems very vocal while he himself has been embroiled in team orders issues himself.
