Fernando Alonso insisted he was happy with Ferrari's Italian Grand Prix qualifying tactics despite the team appearing to squander its chances with an unsuccessful slipstreaming bid.
Radio broadcasts seemed to suggest that Alonso was unhappy with how the tactics were implemented, with Massa too far ahead and the team then abandoning the plan during the final run.
The Spaniard only qualified fifth, behind his team-mate as well as the two Red Bulls and qualifying sensation Nico Hulkenberg's Sauber.
Yet afterwards Alonso was adamant that all had gone smoothly.
"It was perfect," said Alonso. "We planned to have [Massa] a little bit in front and he was helping me out on the straights.
"An extra tenth or something was thanks to him."
He insisted he was actually buoyed by how Ferrari had fared in qualifying, with Mercedes and Lotus both in its wake.
"It was a very good qualifying for us," said Alonso.