Ferrari have taken a swipe at Williams after the British team blocked their bid to test Michael Schumacher in this season's car.
Ferrari last week wrote to the other nine Formula One teams and the sport's governing body, the FIA, requesting that Schumacher be granted a day at the wheel of the F60, given that he has been retired for almost three years.
The seven-time world champion is due to return to racing with the Italian team at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on Aug 23 in the absence of the injured Felipe Massa.
But Williams adhered to the letter of the law that prohibits in-season testing, with team boss Frank Williams seeing no reason why Schumacher and Ferrari should be granted special dispensation.
That has angered Ferrari, who have made their frustration about Williams' stance clear in an article on their official website.
"Guess who opposed the test with the F60?" said Ferrari. "A team that hasn't won anything for years and yet didn't pass over the opportunity to demonstrate once more a lack of spirit of fair play."
Williams have been backed by Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso, who were not allowed to test 19-year-old Jaime Alguersuari prior to his debut with Toro Rosso in Hungary.
Ferrari added: "Just for the record, the Scuderia Ferrari had given its approval to let Alguersuari test.
"But it seems even in this instance someone decided to stick to the precise wording of the regulations."
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