Red Bull pokes fun at Ferrari team orders
The Red Bull racing team mocked Ferrari's team orders in a post card. The post cards for Christmas were made by almost all the Formula One teams, and they appeared on the internet as well.
The Ferrari team had sent a coded message to Felipe Massa, who was leading the German Grand Prix, to allow team-mate Fernando Alonso to pass him. The race was eventually won by Alonso who was fighting for the championship with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
Amongst all the post cards made by the teams, the Red Bull post card was the most creative and the most attractive one. The post card showed current champion Vettel in his Red Bull car, while Santa is following him in his traditional reindeer-powered sleigh.
The team is shown sending a message to Vettel that he should let Santa win the race.
The message that is shown on the post card is, “Santa is faster than you…Please confirm that you understand this message.” Earlier the Red Bull team Principal Christian Horner stated that he will not be using team orders, as he is unable to decide between
his two drivers.
Most of the times the post card that comes out to be the best of all is from Bernie Eccelestone, but this year Red Bull’s post card has been the centre of attention. After the Ferrari team used the controversial team orders this season, the team was charged
a very heavy fine. Many teams thought that the team orders should be a part of the game, as the drivers are racing for one team at the end of the day.
Team orders are not new to the Formula One world. Seven-time World Champion and legendary German driver Michael Schumacher was also involved in an incident with his team-mate at Ferrari. His team-mate at that time who allowed Schumacher to pass was another
Brazilian like Massa, Rubens Barichello.
In this year’s regulations, the sports governing body FIA has decided to legalize team orders. However, the FIA has still maintained some clauses in which the teams will be penalised if any decision taken hurts the image of the sport.
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