The Brazilian, who has spent the past two days testing at the Sakhir circuit, had his running cut short when his engine failed while conducting a race simulation.
However, the problem was not Massa's first of the week as he also suffered a hydraulic problem 24 hours earlier.
Nevertheless, despite his two breakdowns, Massa remains confident that any reliability issues the new F2008 might have will be resolved before the season begins in Australia next month.
"It was a positive day, even though I didn't complete the race simulation because of an engine problem," he told the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
"It's been taken off the chassis to investigate.
"The feeling is that it's not a serious failure, and that it's possible to solve it before the Australian GP.
"We would all have preferred to finish the grand prix , but it's better for the problems to come up now and not in the first GP, as in 2007 and at my disadvantage."
Less than five weeks away from the start of the new season, the Ferrari driver reckons the new F2008 will be one of, if not the, car to beat in Melbourne.
"I like the car: it's not yet the definitive one for the first GP, but the performance and the reliability are excellent,"
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