Felipe Massa confident about Pirelli tyres for 2011 Formula 1 season
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa is confident about the new Pirelli tyres and says that they will not disappoint the drivers in the 2011 Formula 1 season.
The Brazilian driver of Ferrari is confident that the new lone tyre suppliers of Formula 1 are aware of what the sport currently requires and believes that they are going to help him perform at his best in the upcoming 2011 season.
“I turned the car upside down to see if the tyres really are working for me. I am much more in control of the car and know what I can do with it,” he told the media.
The Brazilian returned to the sport in 2010 after an almost fatal accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009 but had an extremely disappointing season. His teammate though, the two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, challenged the top running drivers
for the title almost throughout the 2010 Formula 1 season.
Massa finished in 6th place more than 100 points behind his teammate as Alonso finished in 2nd place with 252 points just 4 points behind the champion Sebastian Vettel in 2010.
“I couldn't get everything out of the car after trying everything. There was no way to be happy, and happiness is very important, especially with this sort of job. It was hard going to a race knowing what would happen. Now, everything changed after three
laps with these new tyres,” Felipe said while talking about his 2010 run.
Massa claims that the Bridgestone tyres did not suit his driving style and he struggled to get the harder compounds up to the required temperature in order to get a better grip on his car. However, the Brazilian seems confident about the new season and believes
that he would perform up to the mark.
He has been performing pretty well at the pre-season test sessions but one cannot judge anything from these results as the teams concentrate more on gathering vital data in order to improve their cars before the beginning of the new season.
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