Stefano Domenicali has openly admitted that Ferrari was negatively surprised by their performance in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. As Felipe Massa was hit by Lewis Hamilton and eventually recovered to ninth, 2010 winner Fernando Alonso finished fourth but took the chequered flag some 55 seconds race winner Sebastian Vettel.
The result in Marina Bay has left the Maranello team 85 points behind McLaren and seemingly marooned in third place for Constructors’ Championship honours.
“The result itself is not a surprise, but the performance definitely was, and in a bad way,” said Team Principal Domenicali. “We were slower than we expected and we must carefully analyse the reasons why things turned out this way; it will be a useful exercise for the coming races and also when looking to the future.
“Fernando did his best, staying in the hunt for a podium finish right to the end, and he is still definitely in the running for second place in the Drivers’ Championship.
"Felipe could also have been up there with him, but his race was ruined by the puncture caused by Hamilton; our Brazilian is definitely having an unlucky time of it at the moment and yet again, as in Monza, he had to fight his way back up the order through no fault of his own.
“Now we must roll up our sleeves and maintain our motivation for the remaining races of this season, in which our aim has to remain the same: namely, to try and win some races. At the same time, we must learn as much as possible about the behaviour of this car, to apply the lessons to the one that is currently in its design stage.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:59:06.757 |
| 2. | J. Button | McLaren | +1.737 |
| 3. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +29.279 |
| 4. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +55.449 |
| 5. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | +1:07.766 |
| 6. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1:51.067 |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 Lap |
| 8. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap |
| 9. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1 Lap |
| 10. | S. Perez | Sauber | +1 Lap |
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