Anyone who thinks a pilot can't control a team has already forgotten Senna.
And anyone who thinks a pilot who controls a team can't ruin the career of a young, politically innocent, otherwise very good, fast and promising pilot, has forgotten Zonta.
Rubens is still at Ferrari because nobody else would take the job, and he has decided to sell his self-respect for a mess of pottage. The more fool him and some day he will admit it.
Substitute "Senna" for "TGF" in these arguments and you will realise that it's already happened and it's happening again...and there's nothing to do but wait until that German fellow retires.
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