Felipe Massa is in determined mood for the rest of the 2011 Formula 1 season following his third points finish of the campaign so far at the Chinese Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver qualified and finished sixth in Shanghai, a result which followed seventh place in Australia and fifth place in Malaysia.
Although he has been outside the podium places so far, he has finished ahead of team mate Fernando Alonso in the last two races and is determined to keep improving as the season goes on.
Speaking about his ambitions, Massa said: ‘We need to qualify better so we can start further forward on the grid which helps in the race, even with the talk of grid position being less important this year.’
‘In China actually my grid position, sixth, was not too bad. I then held a genuine second place for quite some time. I was very happy with how it went and I hope I can continue to fight at a higher level for the coming races.”
Red Bull and McLaren have dominated much of the discussion in this 2011 Formula 1 season so far, but Massa is clearly keen for his efforts so far not to go unnoticed. He also wants to give people plenty more to talk about in the next few races.
The Brazilian certainly has a podium finish in his locker and he will be doing all he can in preparation for the Turkish Grand Prix to give himself the best possible chance.
With regards to preparing for a race though, Massa admits that there is much more to think about in 2011 with the introduction of DRS and KERS affecting the strategies of drivers and teams.
He continued: ‘After three Grand Prix it is still too early to say what is the best way to work with all these new rules. In China at the weekend you saw many different combinations of strategies and tyre usage’
‘At Ferrari, we have to work out what is best for our car. It is possible that we could see very different strategies in the next few races.’
With this in mind, the break before the Turkish Grand Prix, which takes place on the 6th, 7th and 8th May, is going to be crucial as Ferrari look to help prepare for their first podium finish of 2011.
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