Brazilian left hoping for safety car periods from last place on the grid
Sunday 26 May 2013 07:54, UK
A downcast Felipe Massa described the heavy crash in final practice which has left him at the back of the grid for the Monaco GP as "strange" but is vowing to remain positive in a bid to salvage something from the weekend.
The 32-year-old has past experience of trying to come through on Monaco's tight streets after starting from the back row in 2006 following a crash in Q1. On that occasion he clawed his way up to ninth place over the course of the 78-lap race and he is hoping some classic Monaco unpredictability can come to his rescue this time. "For sure it's the worst track to have this problem but we need to be positive and try everything we can for tomorrow," Massa acknowledged. "Here is a track which is very difficult to overtake [on] - we know - but it's also a track where many things happen. During the race, maybe we have a safety car, maybe not, we don't know. We need to be prepared, be positive and need to try if things change." The 2013 Monaco Grand Prix this weekend is live only on Sky Sports F1. Don't miss out, upgrade or subscribe to Sky Sports today or purchase a 24-hour day pass from Now TV
