Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Ferrari is prepared to launch legal action against the FIA if it is assessed additional penalties for the team orders controversy at the German Grand Prix. The team is due to face the World Motorsports Council regarding the matter on Sept. 8.
The newspaper said Ferrari's likely defense will be based on the fact that the alleged "team order" was, in fact, just an explanation of the situation to Massa by his race engineer, Rob Smedley.