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Massa: The car was stuck in fifth
Felipe Massa says it wasn't his spin that put him out of the German GP, rather it was the fact that his car was stuck in fifth.
The Ferrari driver's Sunday afternoon at the Nurburgring was over almost before it began as he spun off the track at Turn One on lap three.
Massa appeared to stall and climbed out of his car calling it a day but later revealed that his F138 was actually stuck in fifth gear, making it impossible for him to pull away.
"I braked at the straight and locked the rear wheels," the 32-year-old said.
"The car went sidewards to the right and then I corrected and it went sideways to the left.
"I stopped the car and was in fifth gear and tried to go down...
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