But admits to costly race errorFelipe Massa remained defiant and determined Sunday night after his mistake cost Ferrari any chance of stopping the triumphant McLaren Mercedes team from dominating the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Brazilian, who started from pole position
but finished the race fifth, said also that he was surprised at the sheer pace of the McLaren Mercedes package.
"Yes, I am surprised at the pace of the McLarens, but not their performance. They have a fantastic team with two great drivers, but I am surprised at how fast they were," Massa said. "It just means that we have to work harder to try and stay in front of them."
"I tried something and it did not work out, but that is what I had to do - that is what life is for! I cannot blame myself for that. Next time, I hope, things will go a lot better."
Kimi Raikkonen finished third to follow up his victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with a podium and points, but the team were crestfallen as they packed up to leave the Sepang International Circuit. "This is definitely a disappointing result, we certainly expected better," said team chief Jean Todt. "Now we know we are up against a very strong and battle-ready opponent who did a better job than us today."
"So, next week, at Sakhir, in Bahrain, we will try to take our chance to make up for this."
Source AFP
