For Mwah, one of the Malaysian GP highlights
was Felipe Massa's ignoring of Team Orders from Williams to let his junior
team-mate Valtteri
Bottas pass by in order to try chasing down and
overtaking 'JENSE's (Button) McLaren for
sixth place. As all I've got to say upon this is two words:
BRAVO FELIPE!
Yes, I completely understand the concept of
team orders and realize they've been and always will be a integral part of F1 -
and I suppose I could be brandished a Hypocrite since I was so adamant over
"TWINKIEBOY's" (Seb' Vettel) blatant disobedience during the
infamous "MULTI 21" affair...
Yet I suppose that my change of heart stems
on feeling absolutely Gutted to hear Williams radio call completely mimic
Ferrari's Soul crushing order to Felipe during the 2010 German Grand Prix, as
has the need for Corporate Greed in Formula 1 risen so far as to squash a
Driver's psyche over two points in only the second race of the season?
Since for humour's sake, if Bottas had secured
sixth place, then Button would have been seventh and Massa P8. Yet there's that
old saying about catching up is one thing, passing is another. Since if Bottas's tyres were so much fresher
than Massa's, then how come he couldn't get around...
Yes, Massa's disobedience sets a dangerous precedence
over racing drivers not obeying the commands of their employer, but it seems to
me that there needs to be pragmatic decisions behind said command being
ordered, as I seriously doubt that Williams finishing one place higher in the overall
Constructors standings will hinge upon two points - since after all they only
scored a lowly 5-points last year en route to finishing ninth ahead of Marussia
& Caterham; both teams still scoreless in Formula 1!
As I wonder if this had more to do with
Massa's comments about "No longer being a Servant" vs. showing the
affable Brazilian who's really in charge...
