If Alonso wins the championship by seven points or less, then the sport could be devalued – that’s the view of former FIA president Max Mosley.
The 70-year-old believes the points Alonso gained from overtaking Felipe Massa during the Hockenheim grand prix, under team orders, should have been stripped from the Spaniards total.
“I did feel at the very least that the extra points that Alonso got by overtaking Massa under team orders should have been taken away,” he told the BBC.
In fact, the FIA’s WMSC decided a paltry $100,000 fine would suffice as punishment, a decision which came as a surprise to many fans and F1 pundits who had expected a much harsher penalty.
For that reason, Mosley is worried F1 could be damaged if the Ferrari driver were to win with a margin of less than seven points.
“If by any chance Alonso were to win the championship, with a margin less than the seven points that he picked up, I would say illegitimately in Hockenheim, it would devalue the championship.
“But that’s just a personal view,” he added.
