Massa hopeful for Ferrari
Brazil’s Felipe Massa has expressed optimism that Ferrari will prevail against rivals Red Bull and McLaren for the final races of the season, provided that the team maintains the same impeccable form which
has brought it so much success in the last four races.
“I hope we can be competitive in Singapore, I hope we can be competitive in the next five races,” the 29-year-old stated on ferrari.com. “But definitely we always need to be ready and looking at our competitors.
We have seen a very strong Red Bull [and McLaren] during the whole championship. So it is something that we need to be sure of, [that] at every race that we go to we are completely prepared for everything. In Monaco we were competitive so I hope we will be
competitive in Singapore.”
Ferrari enjoyed a victorious run at the last Grand Prix in Monza as well, with Fernando Alonso thrilling thousands of tifosi with his first-place victory, the first home win for the team since 2006. The
win moved Alonso up into third place, but Massa, despite having achieved a consistent record of reasonable finishes this season, admitted that his contention for the title is virtually non-existent. The driver blames it on missed chances earlier on in the
season.“I had a very bad three races where I couldn't score points, which was Canada, Valencia and Silverstone,” he reflected.
“They were races where we could have scored a good amount of points and could have been in a good position fighting for the championship. So that was not very great in terms of the championship, but it is
also true that in the last four races we have scored more points than the other teams. We have five races to go and I hope we carry on like we did in the last four races.”
Massa’s predictions do not look too distant, however, as Ferrari’s F10 model is being updated with aerodynamic improvements in the front and rear wings and a new floor, which will enhance its prowess on
the Singapore circuit which starts practice sessions this Friday.
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