Massa: “Graining problems at the front”

While Fernando Alonso took his first victory of the season at the Chinese GP, Felipe Massa did not go beyond sixth place.

“It's difficult to understand exactly what happened today, because the start went very well, I was fast straight away and the car worked perfectly. At the first stop I put on Medium tires and after a few laps I started to suffer from graining on the fronts" declared Massa.

“This made me lose ground compared to other cars, certainly due to a problem linked both to the track conditions and to my driving style. All weekend I didn't feel comfortable with these tires and in the race every effort to save them was futile. Without these difficulties I would certainly have been able to fight for the podium, but I remain confident because I still managed to bring home important points for the rest of a season which, after all, is only just beginning” concluded Massa.