Maranello, 20 April

“There is no dispute between Alonso and Massa, they know well what they have to do and will continue doing it, because they know that they are racing for Ferrari and not for themselves.” This is what Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo said last night in Florence, where he was for a meeting, to bring the possible polemics, regarding the two Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers after the event at the pit lane entrance during the Chinese GP last Sunday, to a halt.

Montezemolo also made a joke regarding Valentino Rossi in connection to the still valid possibility of a third car supplied by the big teams to the private teams: “I’d do everything to let Valentino win also in Formula 1 with a Ferrari: when he has won also this Moto GP World Championship… meanwhile let’s hope that we’ll be back to winning ways soon. I thought that Sunday would have been the right occasion: I’ve seen an excellent Alonso in the first five corners, but there was the tiny detail that he had jumped the start…”