Ferrari Boss is in rage with melboune performance

Ferrari boss rages at team's Melbourne mishaps

Ferrari chief Stefano Domenicali has directed a barrage of criticism at his own team after the world constructors champions made the worst start to a season in 17 years.

Brazilian Felipe Massa, runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in last year's drivers' title chase, quit the Australian Grand Prix on lap 45 with a broken front wing while his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen lost a possible podium place when he spun and glanced a wall three laps from the end.

A furious Domenicali said: "This was definitely not a start worthy of Ferrari, from any point of view. Our performance was not up to the potential we had expected after our winter testing.

"We struggled to manage the tyres and our strategy choices did not work out, especially in the case of Felipe. To sum up, it was a day to forget from the result point of view.

"But it is one to remember as well, so that we can analyse everything we failed in and improve immediately. From that point of view, it's good we have a race coming up this Sunday in Malaysia. It will give us the opportunity to react, as long as we draw the right conclusions calmly but also decisively."

Raikkonen was desperate to prove he had not lost his touch following a series of poor performances last season but the former champion made a novice's error that cost him dearly.

He said: "It was my mistake to hit the wall. Looking afterwards we would probably have finished second, and that is a shame.

"I went as normal as always into the corner, and then suddenly I just completely lost the rear. It was my error. I wouldn't put it to anything else, but it is funny how there was no warning.

"Usually you feel something if there is a bit of wheelspin, but it just went and there was nothing I could do."

He had to be furious.. But I believe even in the 2008 season Ferrari started similarly, and went on to win the Constructor's championship; so all is not lost yet. What he should be more worried about is this:

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Ferrari Boss Furious...and when has an employee taken his boss's harsh words seriously

j/k....IMO this was the worse start for Ferrari, but after Schumi, Ferrari has lost that grace and skill. the drivers drive amateurishly and dont push themselves like Hamilton does. I think Ferrari should look to buy in some good drivers ;)

initially teams were scurrying for copying ferraris details.

now the boss is unhappy because his employees are not able to de the same thing to others

lol...maybe ur right..

btw, whatever happened to kimi during the race?
chris dyer said something broke on the back of the car...was it b4 the crash or after it?

^^ Probably after.. Kimi has been repeatedly quoted as saying that the crash was his mistake.. Stuuupid..

somebody is standing behind kimi with a "danda" in his/her hands that if kimi opens his mouth about his crash the "danda" will be you know where

well i have not seen the race so cant comment much, but with last years perfornce is anything to go by i dont foresee kimi winning championship this year.