How Felipe Massa could have won in Spain

Despite Ferrari's disastrous start to the season, significant progress was made for the Spanish GP and Felipe Massa was a genuine contender for victory going into the race

One of the most fascinating aspects of this season has been the provision by the FIA of the post-qualifying car weights, plus the fuel levels chosen by those drivers who didn't make Q1.

In the past, we had to rely on seeing when people made their first pitstops to have a clear idea of what really happened in qualifying, but even then safety cars and occasional strategy changes would skew the figures.

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