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Massa takes one for the team

Felipe Massa said he let Fernando Alonso overtake him at the Italian Grand Prix for the good of the Ferrari team as he tries to hold on to his race seat next year. Massa was running second when he let Alonso pass in order to allow his team-mate to take the fight to race leader Sebastian Vettel. Massa then dropped to fourth during the pit stops and stayed in that position until the end of the race. "We know that it's not the best thing for a driver to do," he said when asked about letting Alonso pass. "But it's important for the team because looking at the championship it is pretty difficult with Sebastian winning all the time and it could be the last possibility for Fernando...
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