Felipe Massa completed 160 laps in testing yesterday at Jerez, some 700km of running in the new F10 challenger. While the Brazilian may not have been at the top of the timesheets for Ferrari, he was pleased with the reliability of the new car.
"We’ve never driven 700 kilometres in just one day,” Massa said. "Physically I feel well, I actually thought that I might be more tired than I am. I’m pleased by the work we’ve done today, because we could test the car under all conditions.
"I’m happy for myself and the team: we concluded the foreseen programme and there is lots of data to analyse over the upcoming days, so we can prepare ourselves the best possible way for the next test session, without any particular problems. The only stop I had doesn’t worry me at all, because we know what caused it. I think we’re heading in the right direction, but we’re aware of the fact that there’s still lots of work ahead of us."
Massa, while happy with the reliability of the F10, would not be drawn on the team’s championship chances.
"For sure we can say that we’ve got a reliable car, but it’s much too early for the rest, although I really hope so," he said. "The one who does the best work, day after day on the track and at home, wins the title. I’m not the most important thing here. What counts is that we know that we’ve got a fast and constant car.”