Massa: Ferrari's Dominance At Indy A One-Off

Dale Calkins

Felipe Massa believes that Ferrari was very fortunate to dominate at Indy and that the remaining races will be more difficult for the team. Massa certainly believes that the Scuderia is very strong, but also knows that the final 8 races will be very hard fought. This is what the young Brazilian had to say:

"After such a dominant performance from us this weekend, I was often asked if this was a sign that Ferrari is back on top. Firstly, I would say that the team has been very near the top for a few races now, but circumstances meant that was not always so obvious.

On top of that, in Indy, the other tyre company I am sure adopted a more conservative approach than usual in terms of the performance of its tyres, after events last year. When we are back in Europe, I expect the competition to get harder for us again and that we will not look so dominant.

But in Indy, we showed that our Bridgestone can work at very high temperatures, which we will see now in the European summer. Also, we have some evolutions coming on the car, so combining this and some advantages from our tyres, I think we can be very competitive."

Hopefully for Massa and Ferrari, the team's performance at the United States Grand Prix, will help the Scuderia to continue to win as the season heads back to Europe.

July 6, 2006

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