The Rise of Felipe Massa

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Originally Posted by jjanicke

I wouldn't blame it on practice. Massa has been running the latest spec Aero, intended for Australia. Seems to be a good step up from the debut spec aero.

Kimi has been pretty close to Massa in all testing and most of the time in either year old, or old spec equipment.

From what I read the only time Kimi got to run the Aussie spec aero was Wednesday afternoon. All fast times have been set in the morning, including massa's.

Think about that for a little before jumping to conclusion...

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quite right, i did jump the gun. in fact i don't belirve that kimi has even run a quali setup in practice. perhaps in the eyes of ferrari massa needs the practice more. we shall see.

Never write Kimi off! How many times did he drive the tires off a fuel-laden McLaren from back to front in the field because of the Merc engine's frailty? Kimi can drive a race car...if the car can stay together! Single lap times are pretty meaningless - hasn't Badoer even broken lap records at Fiorano in the past from time to time?

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Originally Posted by wmcot

Single lap times are pretty meaningless - hasn't Badoer even broken lap records at Fiorano in the past from time to time?

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Not really.

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

I can't wait for those red lights to go green and see the cars go for that first corner . . . .
Can't wait.

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Poor RA, you might be left waiting for a good moment, given that in F1 the lights do not go green anymore, they just turn the red lights off... :p :

They also call an active track a Green Light condition.

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Originally Posted by Dazz9908

They also call an active track a Green Light condition.

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What would be do without you, smart ass!

I'd be surprised if Kimi can't beat Massa for most of the year. But that's just based on what's been proven over the course of the last 2 years of racing, and not on the off-season.

Having an improving Massa in the team should help Kimi, as it will help to keep him focussed and motivated. Both drivers will be forced to keep raising their game.

Massa will easily beat Kimi, I predicted that that will happen already last year. In fact, I actually made a bet with someone here on that, if only i could remember who it was and what was it on.

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

Massa will easily beat Kimi, I predicted that that will happen already last year. In fact, I actually made a bet with someone here on that, if only i could remember who it was and what was it on.

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That would be me, obviously! :D

I think I can dig out the bet thread from somewhere just to see what's in it...