Ferrari boss Jean Todt believes that Felipe Massa deserved to win yesterday's European Grand Prix after being robbed of victory by Fernando Alonso four laps from the end.
The Frenchman also rues Ferrari's continued problem of failing to maximise on points when the team has the obvious performance advantage over McLaren - the main reason why the Maranello-based outfit trails its British counterparts by 27 points in the constructors' championship.
Todt said: "The result of this European Grand Prix should not be described other than disappointing. We had a very competitive car and we were starting from first and third places. But we are going home with just eight points thanks to Felipe's second place.
"At the end of a race run in changeable weather, - dry, wet, dry again and more rain at the end - Felipe saw himself miss out on a win which he richly deserved, losing out in the very last moments when the track was wet once again. Unfortunately, he had vibrations with his rain tyres which made the car difficult to drive.
"We are very disappointed for Kimi, stopped on lap thirty five by a problem with the hydraulic system. We have to find out the cause but once again it shows that you do not go far without reliability. There is still a long way to go in this season and anything could yet happen in the seven remaining races."
Ferrari technical head Luca Baldisserri also questioned the team's problem of failing to capitalise on its performance advantages. He believes that the team is only creating more problems for itself.
He said: "This was a race in which we were capable of picking up maximum points. There is much to regret because if we do not make up ground in the classification while we are as competitive as we were today, then the situation gets more complicated."
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