Ferrari leave Indy unsatisfied

The Ferrari Formula 1 drivers were unhappy with their performance in Indianapolis. Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen started and finished the race in third and fouth respectively.

Felipe Massa commented about his US Grand Prix: "We can't be satisfied with third place. I did my best and I am happy to have got on the podium. We need to work out how to improve the car to get ahead of our closest rivals. We need to work flat out on the technical development to make up the ground lost over these past three races. In the final stint of the race, Kimi got very close and I was struggling a bit because I was on the hard tyres and he had the softs. I didn't make any mistakes and managed to stay ahead of him."

Nightmare in Montreal

Ferrari has less than a week to lick its wounds and regroup for the US Grand Prix after all the team could salvage from the Canadian Grand Prix was a fifth place from Kimi Raikkonen. Felipe Massa was disqualified for running a red light on the pit lane exit during the first safety car period.

"We expected a tough race, but given the outcome, that was just a euphemism," said team boss Jean Todt. "The only really positive news of the day is that Kubica, who had a really serious looking accident, is reasonably alright, given the impact he sustained. In a race that was confusing and chaotic thanks to the numerous safety cars periods, we come away with just four points for Kimi, whose car was damaged in a collision at the first corner after the start and then after Kubica's accident. As for Felipe, he was disqualified for driving out of pit lane when the light was still red. Of course this is not a happy moment for us. Now we have to study everything about this weekend, to understand how to move on. It is not the first time we have been in a situation like this and we have always shown that we can extricate ourselves from these difficulties."