Todt: “The interests of the team come first”

Felipe Massa (Ferrari), at the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, has already warned that he could help his teammate Fernando Alonso in his race for the title of World Champion. Nicolas Todt, the Brazilian's agent, confirms that the Ferrari driver will be able to be generous if the situation requires it. If Massa led the Interlagos race ahead Alonso, he could then help the Spaniard, as the case has already arisen within the Scuderia.

« This is a question to ask yourself but it will also depend on where Fernando Alonso?s competitors are, confides Nicolas Todt at the microphone of Europe 1. So we will only be able to find out during the race. At Ferrari, the interests of the team take precedence over those of the driver. This is something we knew when we signed up with Ferrari. » However, Massa has been warned by his compatriots: if he misses the opportunity to win at Interlagos, he will risk prison !

To explain such a hypothetical scenario, Nicolas Todt recalls that Ferrari has often been placed in this scenario, with very recent examples. “ This has already been the case in the past, when Felipe helped Räikkönen (2007) then when Kimi helped Felipe (2008) so it's part of the game. Today, Felipe no longer has a title to win so we have to accept it. »