Ferrari, Massa: “Schumacher and Senna on the same level”

Felipe Massa arrived at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit from the Brazilian winter to find the usual mix of rain and Ardennes sun. He also discovered that the media still looks back to the last race, even after the long summer break, as he was asked about his performance in Hungary as soon as he met the press at the usual conference in the Scuderia's motorhome Ferrari.

“My pace was very good in qualifying, in the race, even in the rain, but unfortunately I lost control of the car, touching the white line, which ruined my race in Budapest,” said Felipe, looking back almost a month. “But my overall performance in the last race makes me confident for this weekend, on a track that I really like. I hope we can have a better end to the season than we have done so far, starting with a good result here in Spa on Sunday. This is a fantastic track and you arrive at Spa with a feeling of anticipation and pleasure. It has a lot of fast corners, which I like, although the famous Eau Rouge is no longer such a suitable corner for a modern Formula 1 car."

Like all those who have crossed paths with that of Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa was asked for his memories of the German who is celebrating his twentieth anniversary of his debut in Formula 1 this weekend. “I have many memories of Michael and one year, which I remember well was 1994, when I was still a boy”, recalled the Brazilian, “Michael was a very strong driver, leading the Championship and already famous in Brazil, because he was a young guy, ahead of Ayrton Senna in the Championship, giving him a hard time. All this made his name well known in Brazil. I don't think I can say that Michael was faster than Senna, because you only have to look back at Senna's performances, but I would like to put them both on the same level. Michael has had an incredible, unrivaled career in Formula 1 and his record is truly incredible - a XNUMXth anniversary is very important and I'm happy for him that he has achieved it, but I think his record in terms of what he has achieved , victories, pole positions, etc., is more significant than the number of years. What do I wish him for this weekend? I certainly hope he can have a good race, but behind me!”