Massa Pleased To Play Second Fiddle

By Dale Calkins
July 29 2006

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, says he has no problems with playing the team role at Ferrari and helping out Schumacher. Massa in content in scoring as many points for the team as he can and hopes to take 3rd in the Championship.

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Massa Pleased To Play Second Fiddle
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, says he has no problems with playing the team role at Ferrari and helping out Schumacher. Massa in content in scoring as many points for the team as he can and hopes to take 3rd in the Championship. This is what Massa had to say about racing for Ferrari: "Of course, we have to always work as a team, because we are in a situation where we are fighting with the same team race after race. So, in order to pick up as many points as possible we have to work together. Michael is totally committed to trying to win the championship and I am a hundred percent motivated to try and win the Constructors' championship for the team and get ahead of Renault. We are always trying to work together. There is a very big points difference and so I cannot realistically win the Drivers' title, but if we can win as a team and if I can come third among the Drivers, then I really want to try and achieve those targets. You know, if you are always quicker than your team-mate, life is easy. So going up against Michael is really motivating as I am always trying to beat him." Despite much criticism, Massa is indeed playing a strong role with Ferrari and is improving with every Grand Prix. Felipe currently sits in 5th place in the Drivers' Championship, only one point behind McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and 4 points behind Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella. 3rd place is certainly within Massa's reach and starting 3rd in tomorrow's German Grand Prix will certainly help, although Kimi Raikkonen is starting from pole.
	July 29, 2006

Massa Pleased
To Play Second
Fiddle

"Of course, we have to always work as a team, because we are in a situation where we are fighting with the same team race after race. So, in order to pick up as many points as possible we have to work together. Michael is totally committed to trying to win the championship and I am a hundred percent motivated to try and win the Constructors' championship for the team and get ahead of Renault. We are always trying to work together.

There is a very big points difference and so I cannot realistically win the Drivers' title, but if we can win as a team and if I can come third among the Drivers, then I really want to try and achieve those targets.

You know, if you are always quicker than your team-mate, life is easy. So going up against Michael is really motivating as I am always trying to beat him."

Despite much criticism, Massa is indeed playing a strong role with Ferrari and is improving with every Grand Prix. Felipe currently sits in 5th place in the Drivers' Championship, only one point behind McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and 4 points behind Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella. 3rd place is certainly within Massa's reach and starting 3rd in tomorrow's German Grand Prix will certainly help, although Kimi Raikkonen is starting from pole.

July 29, 2006