Ferrari determined to bounce back - Sport in brief - Evening Standard
       

Ferrari determined to bounce back

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has promised "grit and determination" from his team as they look to eradicate the issues blighting their season.

A month ago Ferrari endured a wretched weekend at a wet Silverstone, and in Germany a fortnight later it was a lack of pace that appeared to undermine the performance of the Prancing Horse. In Hungary, Felipe Massa turned the form guide on its head with a stunning start before he was robbed of victory with an engine blow-out three laps from home.

"Felipe drove possibly the best race of his career and we are very disappointed at what happened to him just a handful of kilometres from the end," said Domenicali. "We now have to react to this negative moment in our usual way - with grit, determination and with everyone playing their part."

He added: "We have three weeks of hard work ahead of us to be as prepared as possible for the European Grand Prix."

Massa, as you would expect, was naturally dejected as he said: "It was a near-perfect race, one of my best - but it's one of the most frustrating races in my career.

"As you saw, everything was perfect - then you know what happened, and it did so without warning, without the slightest indication.

"Unfortunately, racing can be a cruel sport, but these things can happen.

"Now we must not give up, but instead react quickly because there are seven races to go and 70 points up for grabs, which means there is plenty of time to make up ground."

Sport in brief in Pictures

Don't Miss
Dog save the Queen: Corgis surge in popularity

Dog save the Queen

Corgis surge in popularity
London gets ready for the Diamond Jubilee - in pictures

Diamond Jubilee

London gets ready - in pictures
'He’s a better ex than he was a husband', says Boris Johnson's ex wife

A better ex than husband

We talk to Boris Johnson's ex wife
TV Baftas - in pictures

Best of the Baftas

Stars on the red, white and blue carpet
You big softie: Has Giles Coren put down his poison pen?

You big softie

Has Giles Coren put down his poison pen?
Pop star Paloma Faith, former Labour minister and Tory blogger back gay marriage video

Gay marriage

Pop star, former Labour minister and Tory blogger back gay marriage video
Promethipedia: the lowdown on Ridley Scott's new blockbuster Prometheus

Promethipedia

The lowdown on Ridley Scott's new blockbuster Prometheus
Prints charming: patterned trousers for summer

Prints charming

Patterned trousers for summer
Bob Geldof on grandchildren, activism and the state of music

Grandpa Bob

Bob Geldof on grandchildren, activism and the state of music
The Middletan: Kate Middleton has the most requested tan in London

The Middletan

Kate Middleton has the most requested tan in London