Felipe Massa aims to come up with stronger F2012 in 2012 Canadian GP – Formula 1 news
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa aims to come up with stronger F2012 in 2012 Canadian Grand Prix which is to be held at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal on June 10.
The Scarlet team faced difficulties throughout the pre-season testing programme. However, they have managed to perform quite convincingly in the season so far as they are presently standing on third place in the constructors’ championship with 86 points.
Moreover, they are 25 points ahead of Mercedes and 22 points behind McLaren.
On the other hand, Massa who has been seen struggling in the season so far as he scored only 2 points in the first five races. Nonetheless, he made a reasonable come back in the Monaco GP held at Circuit de Monaco on May 27 in which he secured 6th place
finish after setting off from 7th grid position.
“We continue our plan of constantly improving the F2012, because even the slightest performance gain can mean more places on the grid or in the race and we will have some updates this weekend. It will make for a very busy Friday, as we combine race preparation
with evaluating our new elements. Hopefully the car will be even stronger than in Monaco and I can continue to bring home points to help the team,” he said.
The Brazilian driver is currently standing at 14th position in the drivers’ championship with 10 points. Furthermore, he is 3 points ahead of Nico Hulkenberg of Force India and 5 points behind Bruno Senna of Williams.
Meanwhile, his teammate, Fernando Alonso is presently leading the drivers’ championship with 76 points and he is 3 points ahead of Red Bull Racing pair of drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Additionally, he is eager to deliver his best in the races
ahead.
Ferrari are undoubtedly one of the most competitive contenders in this season. Besides, they have been trying their best to make the necessary developments and the substantial preparations so as to improve the pace of their car for the forthcoming races
in order to fight for this year’s championship title.
Over and above, they have got the potential in their perfect blend of talented drivers and expert staff to win the championship.
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