"We saw people who lied, people who improved the performance of the car in a nonsporting fashion. We saw our work focused on looking for the irrefutable proof of this unsportsmanlike behavior."

"It was an absurd sentence which recognised cheating had taken place but never accounted for it in the verdict," Montezemolo said of the July ruling.

"The sentence was absurd, and risked setting a precedent with a jockey who runs with a drugged horse still going on to win."

"I've already thought about competing in the next championship with a 8000cc engine - the team would be disqualified, but the driver would still win."

Hey! That's not a bad idea... Montezemolo also singled out Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone with a special criticism.

"I've read what Bernie Ecclestone had to say about Lewis Hamilton's skin colour and that it would be even better if he was a muslim."

"Bernie would be better off talking about how the disgraceful decision taken by the FIA was humiliating for everyone, starting with him."

Regarding his own team, he had this to say:

"With all the respect that I have for the others I wouldn't swop my drivers for anyone."

"Raikkonen arrived here (replacing Michael Schumacher), he won the first race and then he captured the world title. I don't know what more I could ask of him."

"As for the younger Massa, he had more pole positions than anyone else, he is strong and loyal and it's not insignificant that I personally took the decision to renew his contract up to 2010."