Felipe Massa has admitted that Ferrari's qualifying performance in Australia this morning didn't go as well as expected.
The Brazilian driver will start tomorrow's race in 16th place, four slots behind teammate Fernando Alonso.
Speaking after the session, Massa confessed that the team's F2012 car is struggling to grip the track.
"Yes for sure, the weekend is a little bit more difficult than what we expected," Massa said. "We expected to be more competitive than what we are. I'm sure the track doesn't help on our car, but anyway I expected to be better than where we are.
"I was fighting all the time with the balance - to have the balance, to have the grip. I was struggling massively without the grip in the car.
"That was really the main issue I had today. For sure, whenever I think I find the balance, I improve a lot of time because fighting every corner, it's easy to pass a little bit the limit. Because you lose the rear, the traction is difficult."
Massa joined Ferrari in 2006.
Liam Apicella
