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Ferrari: A race to forget as quickly as possible
07 July 2008 / Results / PhotosThe British Grand Prix was clearly the worst race of the season for the Ferrari Formula 1 team. The team decided not to change Raikkonen and Massa's tyres in the first pit stop which costed the duo 3 to 4 seconds per lap. Massa struggled with grip the entire race and spun off several times.
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For Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali it was a terrible day. He said: "A Sunday to forget as quickly as possible in terms of the result, although we must remember certain elements of this weekend, as there were mistakes made that we cannot afford to repeat. We could have won this race with Kimi but we made a key mistake at the first pit stop, choosing to stay on the same set of tyres.
"The rain did not ease off and lasted longer and our drivers - Felipe had also gone for the same choice - found themselves in difficulty. With hindsight it's easy to say we should have changed tyres, but Formula 1 is not an exact science: sometimes strategic choices pay off and sometimes they don't. All the same, we have to admit that, this weekend, we did not operate to our usual standard. We made mistakes at every level and even our performance did not match our expectations and now we have to work out why, but calmly without panicking."
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