Felipe Massa still have faith that Ferrari could fight for a podium finish in the series inaugural 2012 Formula 1 season in Australia next week. According to him, despite Ferrari's difficulties during the course of pre-season testing, "Scuderia" had a strong car.
Indeed, the F2012 does not meet the level of expectation that the technical boss Pat Fry pessimistic about the chances of his team in Melbourne. He expressed his doubts on last week that Ferrari would be difficult to compete for the top three.
However, Massa is more optimistic. Brazilian rider every year admit that Ferrari was not too much to test, so they are quite difficult to understand how the situation among the team. However, this time they will try to get faster.
"I will not hide the fact that we are not 100 percent comfortable with what has been done during the three test sessions in Spain, and I was more pleased if it could be a little faster. We have a car that is completely new, and we still need a lot of learn about it, and issued their full potential, "Massa said Ferrari's official website.
"I have a very strong team, and I strongly believe in their capacity to develop the chassis during the season. The truth is we will find the situation in Australia, when we were all in the same condition: less fuel in the tank, and use terlunak tires. "
"Of course there are a number of teams that look very tough, like Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes, and Lotus, which seems to be very fast. Then, there is a group that is closer and will compete in a distance of only a few tens of seconds with Sauber, Toro Rosso and Force India. Still, I am confident that we will fight for the podium, that's what I think. However, we have to wait a few more days to get an answer. "
Massa also provide answers about his future with Ferrari. He admitted, this time not thinking about his fate with "The Prancing Horse" because in his mind there was only a desire to extend cooperation with Ferrari.
Indeed, the F2012 does not meet the level of expectation that the technical boss Pat Fry pessimistic about the chances of his team in Melbourne. He expressed his doubts on last week that Ferrari would be difficult to compete for the top three.
However, Massa is more optimistic. Brazilian rider every year admit that Ferrari was not too much to test, so they are quite difficult to understand how the situation among the team. However, this time they will try to get faster.
"I will not hide the fact that we are not 100 percent comfortable with what has been done during the three test sessions in Spain, and I was more pleased if it could be a little faster. We have a car that is completely new, and we still need a lot of learn about it, and issued their full potential, "Massa said Ferrari's official website.
"I have a very strong team, and I strongly believe in their capacity to develop the chassis during the season. The truth is we will find the situation in Australia, when we were all in the same condition: less fuel in the tank, and use terlunak tires. "
"Of course there are a number of teams that look very tough, like Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes, and Lotus, which seems to be very fast. Then, there is a group that is closer and will compete in a distance of only a few tens of seconds with Sauber, Toro Rosso and Force India. Still, I am confident that we will fight for the podium, that's what I think. However, we have to wait a few more days to get an answer. "
Massa also provide answers about his future with Ferrari. He admitted, this time not thinking about his fate with "The Prancing Horse" because in his mind there was only a desire to extend cooperation with Ferrari.
source: kompas
Ferrari is the icon in the f1, I hope they will be competitive this season, so the competition will be more attractive.
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