Ferrari president Di Montezemolo has admonished Fernando Alonso after the driver told him that he would like someone else's car as a birthday present.
According to BBC, A Ferrari statement declared that Di Montezemolo reminded Alonso that all the great champions who had driven for Ferrari had always been asked to put the interests of the team above their own.
Montezemolo said that it was the moment to stay calm, avoid polemics and show humility and determination in making one's own contribution, standing alongside the team.
It is highly unusual for Ferrari to reveal its internal dealings in such a manner and it emphasises Di Montezemolo's strength of feeling about the situation, the report said.
The statement comes a day after it emerged Alonso's manager had had a meeting with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner over the Hungarian GP weekend, the report added.