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Personally I don't see how it's ridiculous.
The team get their money based on their WCC position, it doesn't matter what way the drivers finish. So there's no reason to favour one driver. Mercedes let Hamilton through to try to get some extra points for the WCC.
I don't see how their management strategy is any different from Red Bull with Vettel/Webber, McLaren with Hamilton/Button, or Ferrari with Massa/Raikkonen.
Alonso/Massa at Ferrari is a different case as Ferrari had no hope for the WCC and the potential publicity gain for having a WDC was all they had to play for.
How would not favouring one driver cost the team WCC points?
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This season, that venom seems to have been transferred to Vettel/Ferrari.
Given that vettel drove his car into Hamilton in a fit of road rage a bit of venom against him is well deserved.
The situation at mec is somewhat ridiculous on one hand you have a 3 times world champ on a contract that's more than likely double his co drivers but he isn't the number 1 driver. This situation has cost them points over the last few years. but due to a lack of any other rivals it hasn't cost they the driver or constructs titles. It might be different this year.