Alguersuari: Massa, it’s in your head!

Felipe Massa gave a glimpse of hope at the Bahrain Grand Prix where he scored his first points of the season by taking ninth place. But the Brazilian disappointed once again in Barcelona by only taking 15th place after starting from 16th place on the grid. The Ferrari driver may have received a drive-through, but whether it is justified or not does not excuse his poor performances since the start of the season. While everyone is wondering about his future replacement within the Team, Jaime Alguersuari believes that Sao Paulista still has the potential to fight at the forefront.

The Pirelli test driver comes to the defense of the Ferrari driver currently on probation and claims in the AS newspaper that the Brazilian can return to form if he manages to concentrate on his performance rather than the pressure. “Now the most important thing for him is to stop focusing on external pressure and concentrate on his work and his problems. We sometimes lack speed, it happens without us knowing why. But the worst thing to do is to doubt, hesitate, get nervous and start comparing yourself to your teammate because that only makes things worse. Being in an elite discipline is not simply a question of skills as many think. It’s a question of psychology, physical condition and technical elements. I am convinced that Massa has not become slow. He can get back to Fernando's level and be faster sometimes, why not? The only difference between the two is in the head, it's the difference between good and best. »

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