Only one Ferrari driver finished at the top 10 in the recent Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal, Canada. The rookie and the first black grand prix driver from McLaren, Lewis Hamilton, notched the top spot thus marking his first ever victorious GP. Kimi Raikkonen of the Ferrari F1 team was 13.007 seconds behind and finished fifth over-all while his teammate Felipe Massa did not finish the race. It was a pretty tough race for the Ferrari F1 team as each lap went with bad luck on their tails and some unwanted malfunctions on their auto performance parts.
Jean Todt says, “We expected a tough race, but given the outcome, that was just a euphemism. 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."
Kimi Raikkonen believes, “It was a very difficult race for me, right from the beginning. I did not have much grip at the start, being on the dirty side of the track and immediately after, I hit Felipe’s car with my front wing. Then, there were so many safety car periods that it caused chaos. On top of that, after Kubica’s accident, a piece of debris got stuck in my front wing and I had so much understeer and some difficulties with the brakes. All these problems put together made this a really complicated race. At the end of the day, I picked up some points: it could have been better but it could also have been worse."
Felipe Massa, also did say, “What happened at the pit stop is a real shame. Even if the safety car didn’t help me I was having a good race and I could have brought home some important points for the championship. Unfortunately, when I left the pits, I did not even look at the lights, partly because there were so many cars in pit lane behind me. It’s true that today the McLaren was very strong, but this was not the result we should have had, we should have been able to finish on the podium. The season is long and still very open. We must work to improve our performance. I am happy that Kubica, who is a friend of mine, was not seriously injured in his accident: it is almost a miracle."