Ferrari Destroy the Most Poignant of Moments in 2011

Today Ferrari stole a perfect moment away from Felipe Massa.

Their undeniably transparent attempt at a coded order left Alonso a gifted race win in his bid for the drivers title.

Upon being told that Alonso was faster than the Brazilian, Felipe Massa was asked 'Do you understand?' Moments later he was to surrender his potential victory as Ferrari's team decision forced an unsatisfying outcome.

You didnt have to have the volume button on whilst watching the aftermath of the chequered flag.

You could have heard a pin drop. Felipe did his best to control his body language, but little moments of disgust and frustration were evident for all to see.

What us watching spectators should be most angered about is the loss of the personal opportunity that Massa had presented himself with.

He had allowed himself the chance to triumph in a Grand Prix exactly one year after his career threatening injury. A poignant moment to subvert the horrific blow to the head sustained one year ago was on the cards.

It can in some respects be understood why Ferrari staged the fiasco.

Massa had not been at his best since the accident and his inconsistency would lead many to believe that he did not deserve the victory.

Fernando Alonso had also seized upon the downfall of Massa. He had taken the team in a more fruitful direction.

The momentous points gap between the two of them was almost on a par with the Kubica-Petrov deficit at Renault and the gap between Rosberg and Schumacher at Mercedes.

Yet rules are rules. They are there to be abided.

After Michael Schumacher's controversial win in Austria almost a decade ago, the regulations had to be rewritten to stop the sport from turning itself into a mockery.

One person you would have expected a little compassion from was former driver David Coulthard. Surely a guy of his stature could not have appreciated giving away such a hard fought win so lethargically.

Sadly, he seemed to back today's events.

Maybe this was born out of his staunch loyalty to the ways of Mclaren when he was pray to similar indiscretions alongside Mika Hakkinen. He appeared to be not far removed from being under a spell.

Therefore today's scenes must act as a reminder that teams who mess with the spectacle of Formula 1 should be punished. Disciplinary action consequentially needs to be taken.

From a moral standpoint Felipe Massa should be afforded the win. Yet as his team was the ones who have brought the sport once more into disrepute, you have to feel that any action will affect all those involved.

Felipe however will never get this day and this opportunity back again. He may even never win another Grand Prix again.

If he does not then this moment will epitomise the darker and negative side of the sport, and one that should be dispensed with.

A fairytale of triumph over adversity should have been exhibited, but instead a bitter nightmare is left for us to comprehend.