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Massa column: Chinese GP hopes wrecked by tyre degradation

In his latest Motorsport.com column, Williams driver Felipe Massa recounts a disappointing second race of the F1 season in China, in which the Grove-based team was hit with peak levels of tyre degradation. Williams Martini Racing arrived in Shanghai on the crest of a wave after the positive weekend in Melbourne, where we had had a really good first race. I had proper hope of being able to continue in the same form in China, and qualifying seemed to confirm my feeling. Sixth place on the grid was the best we could have done, and starting from the third row of the grid is always a good basis to set up the race. Even with the long-run that we had had to do on Saturday morning, in the only full...
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