Ferrari Team Orders Unpunished

FIA Formula One's governing body issued a 100,000 US Dollars fine for Ferrari Formula1 team but kept alive the hopes of Fernando Alonso to fight for a personal 3rd F1 championship title after taking the decision to impose no additional sanctions against the Italian F1 scuderia team after breaching the rules that banned 'team orders'.

The race stewards had previously handed the money penalty to Italy’s Ferrari formula one squad after the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheim race track in July; Ferrari were judged guilty to have used the team orders against Felipe Massa to allow Fernando Alonso to go through the top spot and claim the German Grand Prix winning prize.

The team ordering scandal was reported to the FIA Formula one world motor sport council for consideration and furhter inspection, with F1 rumors speculating that additional sanctions like banning could hit the Ferrari F1 racing team and its F1 drivers which could cause the hopes of Alonso’s 3rd title to be crushed.

After a hearing in Paris that lasted for over 3 hours, the FIA governing body took the decision of reconsidering the rule that bans team orders while allowing Ferrari F1 to escape further sanctions and to re-tackle the F1 2010 calendar as planned. Note that the F1 news had set rumors about banning Ferrari prior to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza circuit this weekend.

With Jean Todt in charge of leading the FIA F1 council, things are perhaps looking hush; F1 rumors are already speculating Jean Todt’s appeal to Ferrari’s alleged sanction, reflecting the French love for the Scuderia Ferrari squad.

2-time F1 champion Alonso, who wasn’t caled to the hearing at the FIA's Place de la Concorde headquarter, stressed out about seeing his Formula 1 title hopes vanish under the FIA decision that, luckily, wasn’t too hard on the Italian F1 manufacturer and onto the bet on Alonso’s new title.

Note that referring to the F1 standings and rankings, Alonso is currently fifth in the F1 standings, trailing by 41 points to the leader Lewis Hamilton (F1 Team McLaren) with 6 F1 races remaining onto the formula one calendar. 

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