Given the recent news coverage of the team order issue in Formula One, anyone would think that the rules are agreed by a voting system. They are not.

Despite this, team principals and pundits continue to give their views on which rules they like – and should therefore keep – and which ones they don’t  - and should be scrapped.

According to Bild newspaper Stefano Domenicali would like to see the rule regarding team orders removed from the regulations. Pretty unsurprising given last Sunday’s actions and subsequent penalties.

Peter Sauber agrees with Domenicali: "Team orders should be allowed, because in Formula One, ultimately the interests of the team are at the fore."

Mercedes' Ross Brawn added: "We understand that the fans are unhappy. But the teams need to work together with the FIA for a solution that takes into account the competition as well as the interests of the team.

Christian Horner's stance against team orders is well known, and Toro Rosso's Franz Tost agrees: "To have a fair sport, team orders must be prohibited."

HRT's Colin Kolles adds: "Team orders must stay banned. Otherwise the sport aspect is damaged."

Interestingly, McLaren declined to answer Bild's team orders survey.

The bosses and drivers of the British team have been fervently referring to the philosophy of fairness and ethics within McLaren, but others recalled Hockenheim 2008, when Heikki Kovalainen moved over for Lewis Hamilton in much the same way as Massa did for Alonso.

Kovalainen, now driving for Lotus, did not want to talk about that incident in Hungary. "I don't remember that," said the Finn. "For me, there's no point in going into the past, actually. I'm just here to race with Lotus and that's all I can say."

Like McLaren, Lotus, Williams, Force India, Renault and Virgin also declined to answer Bild's survey.

F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone insisted he is happy with the publicity being generated by the saga. "Everyone is talking about Formula One - what more could you want?"