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Ferrari defends Massa's grid drop
Ferrari has defended its decision to hit Felipe Massa with a self-inflicted gearbox penalty ahead of the United States Grand Prix in order to get Fernando Alonso on to the clean side of the starting grid. After qualifying Alonso was set to start on the left-hand side of the grid in eighth, but practice starts earlier in the weekend indicated that could result in losing up to three places before the first corner. Massa was supposed to be starting from sixth, so by breaking a seal on his gearbox Ferrari incurred a five-place grid penalty on purpose and shifted Alonso on to the right-hand side of the grid and up to seventh. The strategy worked as Alonso got a good getaway and was fourth by...
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