Ferrari have no qualms with looking into any way to get any advantage. In a way it is a team sport, but only one can win. Massa may be happy with his one year contract, but he will have to once again play second fiddle and it is almost pointless trying and pushing for a team that so readily will undermine you.
He nearly won the crown in 2008, but even with improvement to a level similar, he will simply have to give second best. Others licking their lips at the second seat in future, will need to question whether the position is about prestige or ambition, or lack thereof.