Speaking to Italy's Sky Sport 24, he said "This (team order) rule makes no sense and should be abolished. Formula one is a team sport."

"I don't believe Ferrari did anything wrong."

"Fernando has more points than Massa and it is logical to bet on the driver with the best chance of winning the title."

"Could it have been better handled? It's easy to say so with hindsight, but during a race it's different."

"It is however clear that Massa's engineer (Rob Smedley) should not have made certain comments. But only one guy can win the drivers' championship."

"It is pointless to stand around being critical. It is the rule that is completely absurd," added Briatore.

On the outcome of the WMSC hearing, he said, Ferrari absolutely needn't worry about any huge penalities like being banned from F1 or getting race bans etc.,

"The chairman of the World Council is Jean Todt, who managed Ferrari when in 2002 in Austria he ordered Barrichello to let Schumacher overtake at the chequered flag, so I think we can all relax," laughed Briatore.

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