( CNN ) -- Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has leapt to the defense of the Italian Formula One team following Fernando Alonso 's controversial win at the German Grand Prix on Sunday , accusing its critics of hypocrisy . Ferrari was fined $ 100,000 by motorsport 's ruling body the FIA , and referred to the World Motor Sport Council for further investigation after race stewards deemed it had breached rules banning team orders to drivers at Hockenheim . Brazil 's Felipe Massa , who was leading Alonso at the front going into lap 49 of 67 , appeared to allow his Ferrari teammate to pass him to win the race . But Montezemolo told Ferrari 's official website : `` Enough of this hypocrisy . The result is down to the efforts of all our people , who never give up . `` Now we have to continue working like this , to improve the car so that it is competitive at all the circuits we will encounter . '' Ferrari fined as Alonso denies Massa in Hockenheim controversy . Montezemolo said the move was common practice within the Italian team . `` I simply reaffirm what I have always maintained , which is that our drivers are very well aware , and it is something they have to stick to , that if one races for Ferrari , then the interests of the team come before those of the individual , '' he said . `` In any case , these things have happened since the days of [ 1930s driver Tazio ] Nuvolari , and I experienced it myself when I was sporting director , in the days of Niki Lauda and not just then . '' Alonso 's win put the two-time world champion back into contention for this year 's title . The 29-year-old is now within 34 points of championship leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren while Massa , who finished second on Sunday , remains eighth with eight races left . Alonso , who also won in Bahrain , secured his second win of the F1 calendar after Massa let him pass shortly after receiving a coded message by race engineer Rob Smedley via his car radio . Smedley was heard saying to Massa : `` Alonso is faster than you . Can you confirm you understand ? '' Once Alonso overtook him , an apologetic Smedley added : `` Good lad -- just stick with it now , sorry . '' F1 championship standings after Hockenheim . The incident seemed to be a tactical decision by Ferrari , with Alonso leading Massa by 31 points in the overall standings before the race . Despite the Italian team claiming it was not a team order , race stewards decided Ferrari was in breach of Article 39.1 which states that `` team orders which interfere with a race result are prohibited '' . It has since instigated widespread criticism within the sport , with Red Bull boss Christian Horner telling UK race broadcaster the BBC afterwards that `` it 's wrong for the sport . ''
Red Bull president accuses critics of Alonso German GP win of hypocrisy . Ferrari fined $ 100,000 and may face more punishment after controversial incident . Felipe Massa appeared to let Alonso pass after being told by team to slow down . Ferrari team boss Christian Horner criticized the German marque 's race strategy .