Massa refuses to apologise
A DEFIANT Felipe Massa has insisted
he will not be apologising
to David Coulthard after a coming
together' between the pair
resulted in the Scot crashing out
of the Australian Grand Prix.
Massa's Ferrari collided with
Coulthard when the Brazilian
tried to pass the Red Bull driver
up the inside of Turn One, heavily
damaging the 36-year-old's
car and ending his race after just
26 laps and bringing out the second
safety car of the afternoon.
A frustrated Coulthard afterwards
blamed Massa, saying:
You've got to have your car
alongside to pass someone, you
can't just ram into them. I
screwed up last year when I tried
a move on Wurz but I took full
responsibility for it and I would
expect Felipe to do the same.''
Massa hit back, insisting he
had every right to attempt the
overtaking manoeuvre.
Ask him, I don't know why he
is not very happy,'' he said. He
didn't see me. Next time ask him
to watch in the mirrors because
I was completely inside. I'm definitely
not going to speak to
him.''
Massa's race ended four laps
later with engine failure but the
26-year-old was already trying to
claw his way back up the field
after spinning at the first corner.
I went to first gear and I lost
the front completely,'' he said.
Even after that, I was doing a
reasonable race even with all the
problems we had - unfortunately
we broke the engine. It was my
mistake for the first corner.''
It was a miserable afternoon
in Melbourne for the Italian
team as Kimi Raikkonen also retired
with an engine problem
four laps from the end.
However, the Finn did score a
solitary point after Rubens Barrichello
was disqualified from
sixth for a pit lane infraction.
A point is better than nothing,''
he said. The car was good
and I had good pace when I had
a clear track.
With Kovalainen, I was a bit
too optimistic. It's obviously not
the best start to the season but
it's a long one and we're capable
of recovering."
11:16am Monday 17th March 2008
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