Massa: I can't draw much satisfaction from this

Felipe Massa: I can't draw much satisfaction from this sixth place, given the potential we had here. My chances of finishing on the podium and also of fighting for the win given how things went, just evaporated when I was passing Karthikeyan.
12.06.2011- Race, Felipe Massa (BRA), Scuderia Ferrari, F-150 Italia
12.06.2011- Race, Felipe Massa (BRA), Scuderia Ferrari, F-150 Italia
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Feli🅰pe Massa was left 'angry' following the F1 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, even though he managed to snatch sixth on the line, out dragging Kamui Kobayashi to steal the place iꦇn a photo-finish.

Massa looked to be in contention 📖for the victory - or at the very least a podium - but damaged his front wing on lap 53 as he attempted to lap the Hispani෴a of Narain Karthikeyan.

That 🌱incident dropped him back and while the final safety car period allowed him to make up time - deployed after Nick Heidfeld crashe🍒d out - the Brazilian was none too happy.

"I can't draw much satisfaction from this sixth place, given🐼 the potential we had here," he reflected. "My chances of finishing on the podium and also of fighting for the win given how things went, just evaporated when I was passing Karthikeyan.

"He was going very slowly on the dry line but then, as I was passing him on the wet, he accelerated and I lost control of the car ending up in th🌳e wall.

"Thanks t𝔉o the next Safety Car, I was able to catch up to the pack and then, in the end, I passed a few cars to get as high as sixth. [But] I am angry, there is no point denying it.

"We qualified well and ꦇwe were in the top three up until the red flag. Then what happened happened and it was all over."

Despite his disappointment however, the Brazilian did take sཧome positives from the weekend, not least the pace of his Ferrari.

"I am pleased with h🌱ow the car performed, both on the extremeღ wets and on the slicks, but with the intermediates, I was struggling a bit," he added.

"Now we🦩 go to Valencia, a track whe𝄹re we can be competitive, given its characteristics are fairly similar to here.

"We will have the medium tyres, that we tested here on Fridꦕay:🎐 we will see what sort of grip levels they give us."

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