Massa plagued by doubts

After missing the crown by just one point last season, Felipe Massa now attacks the new season with the desire to conquer the driver's title which he lacked so much. The Brazilian remains relatively calm, however, he declared himself very worried by the level displayed by Brawn GP during testing this winter.

Published on 26/03/2009 à 18:32

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“With the new rules, we have to start a new year from scratch, with a blank sheet. I hope we will have a car as competitive as last season, if possible a little more reliable, and a team as efficient as ever. This is what we tried to perfect this winter, working 100 percent in each area, so as not to lose points in the face of ever fiercer competition. »

“But we are not the only ones in this case, everyone is starting from scratch and everyone wants to fight for the title. Certainly, some will be more competitive than others, so we must use what we have learned in the past to try to maintain an advantage. We also know that we will have to work very hard, because the championship is long and the others will also progress during the season. »

Regarding the exploits achieved by Brawn GP in Jerez, the Brazilian admits that it will be difficult to beat them if they keep the same pace in the race. Massa apparently seems to have been very impressed with the level achieved by Ross Brawn's team in such a short time.

“It's difficult to say but based on winter testing, the Brawn GP seems better than the others. We will definitely see them at the front this year, we may have to fight for second or third place. I hope I'm wrong. »

“Most people say that testing is not as important as the results of a race weekend. This is certainly true, but when you are always behind the others, in this case Brawn GP, it shows that things are not going very well. Our car is not in question, the F60 is competitive, very fast and consistent, no, the problem is that the BGP 001s are definitely better prepared. »