Felipe Massa thinks Ferrari will be competitive in the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has said that they are hoping to be competitive in the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix which is going to be held at the Hungaroring on July 28.
Massa said that the track of the next race is quite challenging as it provides very limited overtaking opportunities to drivers. Moreover, he stated that the qualifying results will play a crucial role in the outcome of the forthcoming race. Therefore, he
insisted that they are trying their best to improve their qualifying pace in order to secure competitive grid slots to attain good results in the upcoming race.
Although, he said that it will be very difficult for them to claim victory in the approaching race, they are looking forward to perform well and are aiming to achieve good results.
“For sure people say the characteristics of our car are not best suited to this circuit and that it will be tough for us to fight for win here, but I am not sure this is an accurate assessment, because there have been other circuits where we expected our
car to be very strong and it was not,” he told the official Ferrari website.
Besides, he expressed that it is very important for them to get good understanding about their car so as to make the necessary developments to compete well in the next race. He also said that almost everyone thinks they will struggle in this weekend’s race,
however, they are targeting to score good points to make their position stronger in this year’s title fight.
“The important thing will be to get good understanding of exactly how car is reacting as quickly as possible,” he said.
“I think we can be competitive, so I'm hoping our weekend goes in opposite way to what people are expecting,” he added.
Currently, the Brazilian driver is standing at 7th position in the drivers’ championship with 57 points. Furthermore, he is ahead of Romain Grosjean of Lotus and behind his main rival, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes. Let’s see how he performs in the
season ahead.
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