| The Team Ferrari has decided to go in front of the | | | | banned. They also stand in breach of article number |
| Council of World Motor Sports barely 4 days before | | | | 151-c of the International Sporting Code of the FIA, that |
| their home-situated grand prix the coming month, in | | | | pertains to any kind of deceitful behaviour or any |
| order to evade additional penalty over their latest team | | | | prejudicial act affecting the interests of the |
| orders commotion. The FIA which is the governing | | | | motor-sports in general. |
| body of world motor sports have confirmed the claim | | | | The Stewards were obliged into investigation when |
| that Ferrari shall have to deal with a Paris hearing on | | | | Felipe Massa deliberately slowed down in the 49th lap |
| the 8th of September this year on ground of discipline, | | | | of the 67-lap game at Hockenheim so as to let his |
| while the Grand Prix in Italy approaches the Sunday | | | | fellow team mate Fernando Alonso achieve victory. |
| after. But, a clash of interests between the previous | | | | This move seems to have been a follow up of a |
| Ferrari Team leader Jean Todt and the current FIA | | | | coded message from his racing engineer Rob |
| President seems to have vacated the position of chair | | | | Smedley - "Fernando is quicker than you." When |
| to make room for Nick Craw, who is the deputy | | | | Massa seemed unresponsive to this, Smedley went on |
| president of Sports of FIA. | | | | to question Massa if he had been able to hear the |
| The stewards who presided over the Grand Prix in | | | | message before - after which Massa finally gave |
| Germany on the 25th of July had already fined the | | | | way. However, both the team players as well as |
| Maranello Marque $100,000 (US). These are the very | | | | Stefano Domenicali - the team boss had pleaded their |
| stewards who have decided that Ferrari stands in | | | | innocence even before the verdict from the stewards. |
| breach of the 39.1th article of the 2010 sports | | | | But, a stunning judgment was passed, after which |
| regulations guide of FIA, which clearly states that | | | | Domenicali voiced his confidence in the World Council |
| orders from a team that interfere with race result are | | | | to judge correctly. |