“I will drive at the Hockenheimring the first time for my current team, Ferrari. The last race on this track the Scuderia ended with a one-two win and I came in third. We’ve done some testing here in Germany last week and it went pretty well. We tried some new components and judging by the lap times there is still a great balance, but I think that we will be very competitive and fight for the win.”
“I hope it will be hot, as it usually is at Hockenheim. The F2008 goes really well at high temperatures and also the tyre-wear is not too high, so I’m really hoping it will be hot. It’s hard to overtake, but the Qualifying doesn’t determine the result as on other tracks: although starting from the first row will make life much easier.”
“I’ve always said that the Championship will be very uncertain. I had the possibility to win the last three races, but for one reason or the other things didn’t go the right way: but that’s racing and I’m sure I’ll win again soon. Every point will be important, just like last year. Three drivers tied on the top spot and a fourth, who is three points behind: that’s a very interesting situation.”
“After the tests I had the honour to be invited by the Italian Minister of Transport Antonio Tajani, to partecipate in the European Youth Conference regarding road safety. We racing drivers have to set a good example for the youth and demostrate how important it is to pay attention behind the wheel every day and to stick to the rules of the road and always wear a seatbelt: going fast is only allowed on racing tracks! I hope that this message can reach as many young people as possible: it’s so stupid to risk your own life and the lifes of others for nothing…”
Felipe Massa is refusing to let scathing criticism of his British Grand Prix performance get to him in his races.
Having clinched victory in France, Massa arrived in Britain leading the drivers' standings and one of the favourites to seal the race win.
But he struggled in the rain at Silverstone, spinning not once but five times on his way to finishing last, two laps down on race winner Lewis Hamilton.
The performance did little to enhance the Ferrari driver's profile, but he is refusing to let that bother him.
"I don't care what other people say, to be honest," he said. "I know what I have to do, I've won many races this year, and so I don't really care for that.
"For sure the first spin was a mistake, definitely, but then every time I was on the track we had the wrong tyres for the conditions.
"So I cannot say it was just coming from myself; it was coming from our strategy too. We made so many mistakes anyway at Silverstone - we know that, and we are working in every area to not repeat them.
"It's part of the game. We're not the only team that has made mistakes this year.
"It's part of the game, and we need to concentrate on the next race. The championship is open, we are still in front in the Constructors' Championship, and so it's nothing to worry about at the moment."
