Massa 'at ease' with Pirelli tyres
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Felipe Massa immediately felt comfortable with the new Pirelli tyres during Friday's test in Abu Dhabi, saying were "no unpleasant surprises."
The Brazilian was in action on the first day of testing at the Yas Marina circuit, completing 94 laps with a best time of 1:40.170.
That was good enough to put him at the top of the timesheets and was also 0.032s quicker than his qualifying time from last weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
"It was a positive start to begin to understand the behaviour of the Pirelli tyres," Massa said. "I felt at ease right from the start and there were no unpleasant surprises.
"We tried two different types and acquired a lot of data which will be useful for the Italian company to develop the tyres still further for the start of the 2011 season: on the hards, there were some difficulties over a long run while the softs worked well both on the very first lap and also after they had done a larger number of laps."
Team boss Stefano Domenicali added: "I wish to take this opportunity to welcome back Pirelli to Formula 1.
"It is nice to see two symbols of Italian excellence together on track. I am sure that Pirelli will make a very important contribution to our sport in terms of professionalism and technical research."
Fernando Alonso will replace Massa for Saturday's running at the Yas Marina circuit.
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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