After the latest Alonso's move in the pitlane entry during Chinese Grand Prix, Felipe Massa expressed his concerns about his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso "family" behavior in the first part of the F1 season in Asia.
Specifically, with Alonso facing the prospect of queuing in the pitlane for service behind the sister Ferrari, he overtook the Brazilian on the pit entry road, forcing Massa to take avoiding action on the grass.
Stefano Domenicali said afterward that he only saw the incident later in a video replay, but Italian reports say the team's boss threw his hands into the air when he saw the pass on the pitwall live.
The Italian said it had been "just a racing incident", and played down suggestions of "problems" between the Latin pair, defending actually Alonso's move.
"I have to say that Fernando, he is a racer, and I have to say that Felipe behaved very, very wellnicali. It is not easy, and I can understand what could be his (Massa's) feeling, but this episode has not changed our philosophy and for me that is the most important thing."
But Brazilian reports said Massa was visibly upset with Alonso as they emerged from their cars, and reportedly only raised his eyebrows before refusing to comment when asked if he thought the Spaniard's move was rude.
And he told Brazil's Globo: "Alonso put his car next to mine and, when I saw him, I knew that we could have an accident. So I thought about the team and it made me lose more than three places. Of course I'll talk to him," Massa, 28, added.
Alonso, now three places ahead of former title leader Massa in the drivers' standings, played down the incident.
"If he was not my teammate, there wouldn't be so much talk about it and for me it was a normal move and it definitely won't compromise our relationship," he said.
Still the latest incident is not the unique between the 2 F1 drivers, at least during 2010 season. Alonso won the Bahrain Grand Prix after overtaking Massa in the first corner and conserved his lead in the race, as Massa never tried to regain his position back.
Massa responded in Australia by not letting quicker Alonso pass him, causing a sequence of racing cars that resulted to Hamilton-Webber collision while Hamilton was trying to overtake Alonso who was actually stuck behind his team-mate.
