Scuderia Ferrari's Felipe Massa is confident over his future and expects to sign a new contract with the team next season. Massa, who has been magnificent in 2013, amassed a total of 49 points and secured one podium finish in the opening seven races with the Italians this season.
Massa's future at Ferrari was under threat in the 2012 season when the 11-time grand prix winner, who had not been on the podium since the 2010 Korean GP, failed to score in the first three races. There were speculations that Ferrari may look for a replacement for the Brazilian for the 2013 season but they re-signed him for an eighth season.
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01:02 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Formula One giants Ferrari and Marussia dazzled in the first Jerusalem F1 Peace Roadshow on Thursday, driving around for the first time in the Holy City at speeds of up to 240 kilometres per hour on an 2.8 kilometre track.Tens of thousands excited spectators witnessed the much anticipated event. The event featured at least seven international racing drivers, as well as top Superbike and stunt riding champions. Three-time Formula One...
12:14 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is confident about his future with the Italian racing team despite two tough finishes in Monaco and Canada. The 32-year-old Brazilian is currently at seventh place in drivers' championship with 49 points - ahead of Force India's Paul di Resta and behind his main rival, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes - but the last two races have not been favourable. In Monaco, Massa had two severe collisions...
03:49 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has backed Formula One's governing body for their handling of a tyre testing controversy involving rivals Mercedes. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has summoned Mercedes and tyre supplier Pirelli to its international tribunal in Paris on June 20 on charges of breaking the rules by testing in Spain last month. "We have faith in the FIA," Montezemolo is quoted as saying by the Ferrari website....
02:54 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Ferrari backed Formula One's governing body on Tuesday for their handling of a tyre testing controversy involving rivals Mercedes. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has summoned Mercedes and tyre supplier Pirelli to its international tribunal in Paris on June 20 on charges of breaking the rules by testing in Spain last month. "We have faith in the FIA," president Luca di Montezemolo declared at the opening of the new Ferrari...
10:37 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has led other drivers in paying tribute to a Canadian Grand Prix marshal who died after being run over by a mobile crane during Sunday's race in Montreal. "The work of marshals is not always seen, but it is vital to our sport and without their commitment, time and dedication, there would be no motorsport," Red Bull's race winner said on his website www.sebastianvettel.de on...
03:44 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Montreal: Fernando Alonso knows better than anyone there is no such thing as a safe lead in Formula One, either in races or the championship. Last year, the Spaniard led the championship by 40 points with nine races to go. He had scored points in 23 consecutive races, a mark only Michael Schumacher had bettered, and seemed a sure thing to win his third title. Then the wheels fell off...
12:25 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Montreal: Lewis Hamilton achieved a Formula One career first by steering his Mercedes to third place in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, even if the podium was a bitter-sweet one for the Briton. In his five previous visits to Montreal with McLaren, the 2008 champion had won three times and crashed twice. On Sunday, Hamilton found a third way - taking the chequered flag behind Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel...
11:10 AM, Jun 10, 2013
Montreal: Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading almost the entire way to extend his lead in the Formula One points race. Starting from the pole position, Vettel finished 14.4 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton, the 2012 winner, was third after holding the lead for three of the 70 laps when Vettel made an early pit stop. After practice and qualifying were slowed by...
12:47 AM, Jun 10, 2013
Montreal: Felipe Massa emerged unscathed after crashing his Ferrari for the second race weekend in a row in Saturday's qualifying session for the Canadian Grand Prix. The session was halted while the wrecked car was removed from the track after the Brazilian slammed sideways into an energy-absorbing barrier when he lost control in the wet. Massa was taken to the circuit's medical centre as a precaution and later told reporters...
11:44 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Ferrari's Felipe Massa will have a new chassis for this weekend's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix after crashing heavily twice at the last race in Monaco, the Italian team said on Tuesday. Massa smashed into the barriers at the Sainte Devote corner in final practice and then during the race, with the first accident attributed to driver error and the second to a failed suspension. Ferrari said on their website...
09:44 PM, Jun 04, 2013
London: Formula One's governing body put Ferrari, the sport's most successful team, in the spotlight along with Mercedes on Friday in an investigation into alleged breaches of the testing regulations. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that it had asked the teams to reply to an enquiry "in persuance of the judicial and disciplinary rules". Both were identified as having taken part in tyre tests for sole...
09:11 AM, Jun 01, 2013
Monaco: The Red Bull team failed to win the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time since 2009, though it felt like a victory for Sebastian Vettel as the three-time defending champion strengthened his overall lead heading into next month's Canadian GP. After the Spanish GP two weeks ago, Kimi Raikkonen trimmed Vettel's lead to four points with a second-place finish behind Fernando Alonso, who had clawed back to within...
07:46 PM, May 28, 2013
Monaco: Suspension failure caused Felipe Massa's Monaco Grand Prix crash at the weekend, Ferrari said on Tuesday. The Brazilian's race crash looked like a carbon copy of one he had in final practice which he said was caused by the front wheels locking after he braked and hit a bump on the pit straight before the Sainte Devote corner. However the Italian team said Sunday's was different. "The findings validated...
02:55 PM, May 28, 2013
London: The real mystery about Pirelli's 'secret' tyre test with Mercedes is why it ook the rest of Formula One so long to find out about it. The shock revelation was the talk of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with Ferrari and champions Red Bull putting in protests that could see Mercedes end up in front of a governing FIA tribunal charged with breaking a ban on in-season testing. Secrets...
08:54 AM, May 28, 2013
Monaco: The Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso Formula One team will switch from Ferrari engines to Renault next season, the French manufacturer announced on Sunday. The long-term deal means the Italy-based team will be using the same units and gearboxes as champions Red Bull. Formula One's engine rules are changing next year with the introduction of a new 1.6 litre V6 turbocharged engine with energy recovery systems instead of the current...
03:24 PM, May 26, 2013
Monaco: German driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the crash-marred third practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday. The Mercedes driver is aiming for a third straight pole position and will be confident heading into the afternoon's qualifying. Monaco's razor-thin, sinewy street circuit again proved hard to handle and Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fortunate to walk away unharmed after a heavy crash. Lotus driver Romain...
03:53 PM, May 25, 2013
Monaco: Red Bull sound like sore losers for complaining about the Formula One tyres, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso suggested on Wednesday. The Spaniard, winner in China in April and Barcelona this month, told reporters at the Monaco Grand Prix that it was up to the champions to explain their comments but offered a theory of his own anyway. "We know that Barcelona was a good race for us and not so...
11:44 PM, May 22, 2013
