New scoreless for Ferrari

“I had a good chance of finishing on the podium. I was third and I was lapping the times of the leaders. However, I was very loaded with fuel since I could have made do with just one stop,” says Felipe Massa. “The car worked well, except when we were behind the safety car. I felt power drops. Suddenly, without any other apparent symptoms, the accelerator no longer worked and the engine stopped. »

“I am very disappointed, a little angry, but my motivation is intact,” continues the Brazilian. “We must continue to stick together to get through this difficult time. We are waiting for aerodynamic developments, but we also have to resolve our reliability problems. To win, you have to start by finishing races! »

Kimi Raikkonen sees the checkered flag of this race, but out of the points: “I lost a lot of grip with my second set of tires, I could no longer attack as I wanted. Like Felipe I experienced power drops when following the other cars, but the problem went away as it arrived. Clearly we are not in a good position in the Championship. »

“What happened to Felipe is very annoying,” concludes Stefano Domenicali. “He was having a splendid race until this electronic problem forced him to retire. The most unfortunate thing is that we are not able to take advantage of these particular racing conditions even though we are not at the top technically. We have to be realistic for Bahrain: our car will be the same, perhaps with the addition of Srec. Our season will really start in Barcelona, ​​when we will have our new aerodynamic package. »