Ferrari defends scrubbed tyres tactic

Ferrari's decision to use scrubbed tyres in Q3 at Austin had no influence on its poor qualifying result, insist drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. Amid major tyre warm-up issues, the duo eschewed fresh rubber for the start of the pole shoot-out, but still struggled more than rivals and did not feature at the front. But when asked by AUTOSPORT if Ferrari had made a tactical error Massa said he was confident the tactic had been correct.

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