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At the usual post-race briefing on Monday morning in Maranello, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and Stefano Domenicali examined what happened in Sunday’s race at Valencia in the cold light of day. After starting from strong qualifying positions, Alonso finished ninth, and was promoted to eighth, while Massa was outside the points.
Alonso blamed the situation on the fact that Lewis Hamilton getting in front of the safety car when it came onto the circuit after Mark Webber’s accident while he was caught behind it and that after reporting that Hamilton’s move was illegal, it took too long for action to be taken.
“The result of yesterday’s race was misrepresentative,” Montezemolo said in a statement. “Ferrari, which showed itself to be competitive in the European Grand Prix, paid a price that was too high for respecting the rules. Meanwhile those who didn’t follow the rules were penalised by the race officials in a way that was less severe than the damage suffered by those who did respect them.”
“That is a very serious and unacceptable event that creates dangerous precedents, throwing a shadow over the credibility of Formula One. We are sure that the FIA will fully analyse what happened, taking the consequent necessary decisions. Ferrari will watch this with interest.”
Ferrari vice-president, Piero Ferrari added his thoughts...
“I am incredulous and bitter, not just for Ferrari, but for the sport as a whole, as this is not the sort of thing one expects from professionals. For a long time now, I have also followed races in championships in the United States, where the appearance of the Safety Car is a frequent occurrence, but I have never seen anything similar to what happened today at the Valencia circuit. If it raises some doubts over the actions that led to a false race, to me that would seem more than reasonable.”
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