News Details

Massa, Symonds disagree over Q1 exit fault

Felipe Massa says he was sent out 'too late' by Williams during the first phase of qualifying for Spanish Grand Prix after he suffered a surprise early exit, but Pat Symonds contests he should have been quick enough to progress regardless. Williams had hoped Massa would only need a single lap to make it through into Q2, but Massa says traffic on his sole lap lost him tenths and he was unable to get back to the pit lane in time to attempt another run. Only able to watch as he slipped down the order to 18th – his worst starting position since the 2014 Russian Grand Prix -, Massa was frustrated to have been placed in that scenario by the team's 'timing plan'. “I think if I say I'm happy...
Full Story »
9y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Massa should have maximised first run - Symonds

 XPB Images Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds says...
9y ago from F1i.com

Massa wants 'more margin' after Q1 exit

– Felipe Massa expressed his frustration at being able to run only...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Bottas qualified seventh and Massa 18th for the...

Rob Smedley: "Overall it’s a disappointing qualifying...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Massa and Williams at odds over Q1 exit

Felipe Massa and Williams technical chief Pat Symonds are at odds over...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott McLaughlin praises Kyffin Simpson after titanic...

Two Team Penske drivers finished on the podium in IndyCar’s season...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Louis Foster narrowly secures IndyCar Rookie of the...

After a season-long battle with two other rookies in the NTT IndyCar...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Sebastian Ogier and Vincent Landais win inaugural...

After dropping over half a minute on the opening day to winning Rally del...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Piero Hincapie signs + full summer transfer window...

Morning. The transfer window of summer 2025 closed yesterday, and as...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal complete Hincapie loan deal

Arsenal have completed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Piero Hincapie...
13h ago from SkySports.com

Report: Arsenal pull off double deal on deadline day...

Arsenal outcasts Albert Sambi Lokonga and Fabio Vieira are now joining...
15h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal's hectic Deadline Day completes...

Arsenal's busy transfer window ended with an eighth signing in defender...
13h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Naomi Schiff delivers parting message after final Sky...

Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff delivered a... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Norris' title hopes - and Antonelli 'like an artichoke'

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers... Read More »
54m ago from BBC.co.uk

Lewis Hamilton 'missing' former F1 team-mate

F1 icon Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he... Read More »
54m ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.