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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...
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