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Today was the third and penultimate day at the Montmelo circuit in Spain. Felipe Massa and Scuderia Ferrari have made 123 laps, plating once again in the top as the second most reliable team yet. Author of two red flags on pilot error, Felipe Massa said, late in the day : "Today was a busy day, we were able to accumulate miles with different track conditions. The intermediaries could fit this morning, which was good for our development."
He continues: "In the afternoon, it was important for us to perform simulations of race with long runs to test the car, what we did while trying to keep the tires in good condition as long as possible ."
Tomorrow Felipe Massa will be back on board of the Ferrari F150th Italia for the 4th and final day of testing in Barcelona.
(source : f1-direct.com)
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Following this test day, Fernando Alonso has expressed the view that it was better to have problems during private testing than during a race. The double world champion has made a day still quite complete with 90 laps counter is over 400 Km Following an electronic problem this morning at 12:30 and then technical , the double world champion said:
" a mechanic told me that when all is well in Barcelona, we do not win the championship, and if there are problems, everything is different, so I hope it will happen."
Then the Ferrari driver gave his opinion on existing strengths:
"The Red Bull are shown favored by many people, but there are four teams, we, McLaren, Mercedes and Renault are capable of fighting for victory. It's always very difficult to judge the results during testing, because a few kg of gasoline can be measured in seconds."
Alonso also confirmed his remarks of yesterday :
"Overlooked tires, we found a similar situation at Jerez or Valencia. If the race were held tomorrow in Valencia, it would take three or four pit stops to finish the race, we must change the approach to racing but also on the track throughout the weekend, tests at the race. This should create greater opportunities for overtaking, the differences in tire performance could play a huge role, combined with KERS and rear wing."
--------- Following yesterday Fernando Alonso has spoken, saying it was important to know the tires. The double world champion had a good day of testing with over 101 laps, more than 400 miles without incident. So he said: "It was a good day, we did a lot of laps and we took some valuable information here. On this track it seems there is some degradation of tires, but this is only the first day and we'll see how the track will change between now and Monday."
