"From a purely personal point of view, I was a bit disappointed. I thought: 'Here's old Barrichello doing well all weekend and it looks like it's his race', and in the end it wasn't. But of course one has to recognise that team orders have existed since time immemorial.

"A lot of people come to us and say we ought to prohibit them. But it's one thing to prohibit something and another to enforce the rule. The truth of it is it would be impossible to enforce such a rule."

"They have been invited to the World Council to discuss both the podium and what happened on the track. Far be it from me to prejudge what may or may not be decided. It's not absolutely straightforward. Team orders are not prohibited. On the other hand, there is a clause in the International Sporting Code against interfering with the competition.”