
If you look at the two Ferrari's, Massa does sit pretty low due to him being quite short.
BUT
It seems that the transponder and the human back-up sytem failed.
http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24753:f1-new-fia-system-and-marshal-blamed-for-felipe-massa-formula-1-grid-mistake&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157

