Maranello, 7 September – The influential British daily paper, The Guardian, today sided with Ferrari, when senior writer Richard Williams raised the topic of tomorrow’s FIA World Council meeting. Not only did he support the Maranello team, stating it should not be condemned for its actions, he also went further in discussing the rule banning team orders.

According to the Guardian, an eventual punishment for Ferrari following events at the German GP, would go against the very essence of motor sport. The article continued that the rule regarding team orders “is honoured more in the breach than in the observance”. Williams then concluded: “Tomorrow's proceedings could be dominated by Formula One's usual political machinations, or by an outbreak of common sense,” explaining that this would mean getting rid of the ban on team orders.

The German paper, Die Welt has also sprung to Ferrari’s defence. The accusation, according to the sports pages of the daily, is based only on circumstantial evidence, before going on to add that Ferrari had already been severely penalised immediately after the race.