Formula 1: Despite a disastrous weekend in Bahrain Lewis Hamilton remains confident of getting back on track in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona in three weeks' time.
Two mistakes in the first two minutes yesterday cost Hamilton any chance of a finish in the points, with the 23-year-old coming home a lowly 13th and losing the lead in the drivers' championship.
However, Hamilton insists "the confidence is there" and he's "got the pace".
"I know in the next race we'll be quite a bit quicker than we have been this weekend," he added.
Hamilton is now in a three-way tie for third alongside his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen and the BMW Sauber of Robert Kubica.
After crashing in practice on Friday, Hamilton then momentarily stalled on the grid at the start of the race, allowing several rivals to pass. Early on lap two he inexplicably drove into the back of the Renault of former McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Following such a despondent race he said: "It was inevitable this was going to happen because I've had such a good run in Formula One, but this is all part of it. There's still a long way to go, so don't count me out yet."
Race winner Felipe Massa took the chequered flag for the second successive race and sixth time in his career to give Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo the 100th victory of his tenure.