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Massa confident Ferrari can make best start in years
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10 March 2010 @ 11:55 GMT - Max Moore Ferrari's Felipe Massa believes the team will have its best start to a F1 season in years after its performance during winter testing. The squad has been in the top four during pre-season testing in February and has been tipped as the best team currently. The Brazilian feels that they can put the terrible results of 2009 behind then to enjoy a strong start to the 2001 F1 season. "I am very happy and very motivated that we can start the championship in a better way not just than last year, which was not a very good year, but also than the other championships," he said. "It looks like we are in good condition to start the championship with a good car and a reliable car, which is good for the start of the season. It's good to think about the points straight away," he explained. |
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He is at least confident of score a few points this weekend even if they can't win the race. "My expectation is definitely to score many points. Even if maybe we don't know if it will be possible to win, it will be important to start the championship in the right direction. That's our expectation and that's what we're looking for," he said.
Massa says he will stay calm about the outfit's chances and he is not underestimating the strength of their rivals. "The feeling is good, but for sure feet on the ground, because we know we are going to have a very difficult championship," Massa said.
"There are a lot of good cars, good teams and good drivers. But I can say that the feeling is really, really good. What we did in the winter tests was always very positive. Our car and our team were very competitive," he said.
"I think it shows that we have a car ready to start the season. But we have to work every day to improve the situation and improve the car race by race to be at the top. But I'm very motivated," he said.