Aug.4 (GMM) Ferrari on Saturday took the blame after Felipe Massa qualified a lowly fourteenth for the Hungarian grand prix.
The Brazilian driver made a mistake on his quick lap in the second of the three-part session at the Hungaroring, but his team then failed to refuel him when he returned to the pits.
"They let me go without fuel," said Massa, which explains why he was pushed back to the pit box by mechanics.
Sporting director Luca Baldisserri admitted: "We made a serious mistake in our management of the second qualifying session for Felipe."
When Massa then tried to qualify for the top ten shoot-out, his tyres had lost temperature and he missed the cut.
He said: "I expect a very difficult race, as this is one of the worst places to start from a long way back."
Teammate Kimi Raikkonen, meanwhile, qualified fourth, behind even BMW's Nick Heidfeld, with McLaren proving to be the dominant package this weekend.
Massa and Raikkonen respectively lie 11 and 18 points behind in the drivers' championship, while Ferrari are 27 points behind McLaren.
Written: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:22:56
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