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Massa claims Ferrari upgrade is improvement
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March 12, 2011, Saturday
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RED Bull's Mark Webber singled out Ferrari as Formula One's team to beat with Felipe Massa repaying the compliment but hoping the Australian was right.
Sauber's Sergio Perez was quickest on the third day of the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona although the Mexican's best lap time of one minute 21.761 seconds was a low fuel qualifying simulation on super-soft tires.
Brazilian Massa was second fastest, 0.331 slower, after a similar single lap run. However the Ferrari driver completed 132 laps - the equivalent of a double race distance at the Spanish Grand Prix track - and said the team's latest upgrade was a clear improvement.
Webber was third for the world champion, a further 0.374 off the pace.
"I think Ferrari are strong. I think we're going OK and the rest is hard to say," Webber told reporters.
"You can never have it perfect but we could be in much worse shape in terms of reliability. Hopefully we are not too far away from Ferrari to start with and we go from there," said the 34-year-old. "I think we're going OK but it's impossible for me to know what the red guys (Ferrari) are doing. On race runs they are going okay, they look quick."
But Massa pointed to Red Bull as favorites.
"First of all they are a team that won last year and second they are very quick here. Even yesterday (world champion) Sebastian (Vettel) did a very quick time as well. So I point to Red Bull," he said. "I hope Mark Webber is right."
Sauber's Sergio Perez was quickest on the third day of the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona although the Mexican's best lap time of one minute 21.761 seconds was a low fuel qualifying simulation on super-soft tires.
Brazilian Massa was second fastest, 0.331 slower, after a similar single lap run. However the Ferrari driver completed 132 laps - the equivalent of a double race distance at the Spanish Grand Prix track - and said the team's latest upgrade was a clear improvement.
Webber was third for the world champion, a further 0.374 off the pace.
"I think Ferrari are strong. I think we're going OK and the rest is hard to say," Webber told reporters.
"You can never have it perfect but we could be in much worse shape in terms of reliability. Hopefully we are not too far away from Ferrari to start with and we go from there," said the 34-year-old. "I think we're going OK but it's impossible for me to know what the red guys (Ferrari) are doing. On race runs they are going okay, they look quick."
But Massa pointed to Red Bull as favorites.
"First of all they are a team that won last year and second they are very quick here. Even yesterday (world champion) Sebastian (Vettel) did a very quick time as well. So I point to Red Bull," he said. "I hope Mark Webber is right."
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