Engine trouble costs Ferrari
Engine trouble costs Ferrari
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Thursday, 16, Mar 2006 09:44
Ferrari will have to replace Felipe Massa's engine ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, costing the driver ten places on the grid.
New Formula One rules this season state that each engine must last for two races. Replacing an engine after one race results in that driver being penalised by ten places.
Massa finished a disappointing ninth last week, after starting the Bahrain race on the front row of the grid. This latest setback will dent his chances of making a major breakthrough in his first season at Ferrari.
Massa is not the only driver to fall foul of the new regulations. Jacques Villeneuve, David Coulthard and Giancarlo Fisichella will all be punished for using fresh engines in Malasia.
Coulthard is furious with the rule change, he said: "I have consistently said that we should take away this handicap formula as much as possible.
"This should be about the fastest cars, the guys who have done the best job during an individual grand prix weekend. If I had stopped just before the chequered flag I wouldn't have had a penalty here. But because I crossed the line - 10th place, no points - I get a penalty."