The British press almost exclusively obsessed about the ‘team order’ saga after Sunday’s Monaco grand prix.
Elsewhere on the newsstands of the world, however, the media gushed about McLaren’s utter dominance of the glamorous race, and eulogised the mysteriously off-colour performance of Ferrari.
“McLaren-Mercedes are not only silver, they are gold,” said the German publication Focus, also quoting former ’80s F1 racer Christian Danner as saying that Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton reminded him of Ayrton Senna alongside Alain Prost.
Spanish newspaper Diario As heralded Alonso’s victory as the rightful restoration of power within the silver garage.
“Monaco puts everything back in the right place,” the editorial wrote.
“It is again clear who is the double world champion and who is the debutant.”
El Mundo hailed its Spanish countryman as the ‘Prince of Monaco’ and said Alonso “dominated from A to Z”.
Italy’s Corriere dello Sport predictably turned its focus to a “disappointing” Ferrari team, adding that the Maranello based marque was “never dangerous” in the battle against its rivals.
“Felipe Massa does not love Monaco,” the daily newspaper observed, “(while) Kimi Raikkonen did not shine as he rose to position eight.”
Tuttosport, meanwhile, called Massa’s charge to third place “professional” but observed that his F2007 “was not the car he had (enjoyed) in the past races”.
