Ferrari bites back at Lauda's 'pasting' comments

Ferrari has hit back at Niki Lauda's prediction that the famous Italian team will "get a pasting" at the FIA's disciplinary council next month.

In an interview with F1's official website, former champion Lauda - who won two of his three titles with Ferrari - slammed the Maranello based team for allegedly using team orders at Hockenheim recently.

"What they've done is wrong and they got an immediate punishment -- and they will get a pasting from the World (Motor Sport) Council, that is for sure," said the Austrian great.

"And that has nothing to do with Alonso. He's no Schumacher," added Lauda, when asked if Fernando Alonso was taking a tight grip on Ferrari.