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Kimi was lucky in France - Massa

Felipe Massa claims Kimi Raikkonen was just a very lucky man at last weekend's French Grand Prix after the Finn stole victory from the Brazilian during the second round of pit stops. Massa, who had led the race until then, found himself negotiating traffic after his second stop while team mate Raikkonen was setting blistering laps in clear air.

"Looking back at Magny-Cours with a few days to think about it, I cannot say I am unhappy to end up second, having been in the lead for much of the race," Massa reflected. "In fact I am happy to have contributed to a Ferrari one-two, the first time I have done this with Kimi. But, I am just a little bit disappointed that I was not the one in front at the end of the race."

"Everything worked perfectly that afternoon, except that, at the key moment in the race I was not very lucky and last Sunday, Kimi had all the lucky points in his hands," Massa added. "That's the way it goes sometimes. In qualifying he gained an extra lap being the first man out, then at the start of the race he was lucky to pass Hamilton and then he was lucky I got stuck in traffic. That is why I could not win the race, but apart from that I was quickest all weekend, taking pole position and the fastest lap in the race. Unfortunately, luck was not on my side, but I am still happy that we got a great result as a team. We need to be happy and focus on getting many more good results like this in the rest of the season."

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