Ferrari seeking quick solutions after woeful start

World champions Ferrari were searching for a quick fix after both cars finished outside the points at the rain-shortened Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, a week after a similar scoreless weekend in Australia.

A tropical storm over the Sepang circuit brought an abrupt end to the second race of the season and while Brawn GP's Jenson Button was able to celebrate a second consecutive victory, Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen were never a factor.

Massa finished five places ahead of his team-mate in ninth and after an error of judgment ruined his qualifying session on Saturday, he believes the Italian outfit must rebuild from scratch ahead of the next race in Shanghai, China.

"It was a bad result and we need to start again from zero," Massa told reporters.

"We need to get together to understand where we can improve things. To clear up our mistakes and fine-tune our strategies."

Team principal Stefano Domenicali echoed his driver's concerns.

"It was the second bad weekend in a row and we have to react really immediately to this," he said.

"Things are not going well and our performance is not acceptable and I will not accept it. We need to make sure we resolve any technical issues with the car and also cut down on the mistakes we are making with our strategies."