Ferrari

Whatever had to go wrong for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix, it did. Looking good to take the top slot in Saturday's qualifier, Fernando Alonso's campaign suddenly nose-dived when car trouble left him with P10. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo shot his mouth off and said Sergio Perez was too young for Ferrari. The Sauber driver zipped past Alonso and the rest of the field to finish ahead of both Ferrari drivers to finish second. Adding to that ignominy, was Ferrari's tactic of pushing team orders down Felipe Massa's throat as he had to make way for Alonso. How about more action, less talk Montezemolo?

Mitt Romney

Talk about bad timing. Romney reacted to the US embassy of Cairo statement condemning the Bacile film by criticising the Obama administration's tendency "not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathise with those who waged the attacks". Then came the horrific assault on the Benghazi consulate and Romney still stuck to his below-thebelt rant. He has apparently lost a lot of fans.