Felipe Massa remained resolute on Sunday despite spinning out of second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Two retirements in two races for Brazilian
Standing with a grand total of zero points after two rounds of the 2008 Formula One World Championship, Felipe Massa remained resolute on Sunday despite spinning out of second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
After starting from pole position for Ferrari, his lap 31 error came as a dismal follow-up to the retirement he suffered in last weekend's Australian Grand Prix - Massa also spinning at the first corner in Melbourne before retiring with an engine failure.
"I feel for sure disappointed, it was not the start of the season that I expected and I feel very disappointed for what happened," the Brazilian said.
"We just need to concentrate. There are still 16 races to go and we need to have a strong pace for the next race.
"It was a very safe first and second today and we couldn't finish with one car. We need to recover now."
Strange feeling
Massa admitted he was baffled by his spin.
He continued: "I had a strange feeling in turn six. I went into the kerb quite heavily and then when I went to turn seven I just lost the car. It is difficult to explain right now what happened."
When asked if he had lost his car because of the lack of traction control, he said: "No. I didn't make a single mistake for the first day, so for sure that was not the case.
"It was not a corner where you need to go very aggressive on the throttle as well, it was a reasonable corner to do so I don't think it was an influence on that."
Massa came into the race chased by rumours surrounding his future with the team, with Ferrari apparently interested in signing the outstanding young German driver Sebastian Vettel.
But Massa insisted he had another two years left on his contract and the team said they were not thinking of making any changes.
