Felipe Massa is expecting a much more competitive race in Valencia for the European GP, a race he took victory in in 2008, however didn’t take part in 2009 due to his Hungarian crash.
Massa has had some poor finishes in recent races which means the Brazilian now holds eighth position in the drivers’ championship, behind Renault’s Robert Kubica. His deficit to leader Lewis Hamilton stands at 42 points.
A resurgence in Canada for the Ferrari team saw Fernando Alonso on the podium, whilst Massa struggled in 15th, however the Italian team have promised major upgrades for this race which have boosted the 29-year-olds confidence.
“The car was much more competitive in Canada than in Turkey, which is a good basis on which to go to Valencia for the next race,” Massa told the official Ferrari website.
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“The street circuit there is not so different in terms of its characteristics to the Montreal track and on top of that, we expect to have some more updates for the F10 to make it even more competitive with those ahead of us in the championship.
“Valencia has not produced very exciting races so far, but I enjoy the track, as the only time I have raced there, in 2008 – it was one of the races I missed last year after my accident – I won. It would be nice to think we could be in with a chance of doing the same again this time.”
He added: “With the unpredictable nature of this year’s championship anything can happen and I am sure we can be in the fight for the top places come Sunday in Spain.”
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