Why is Massa under-performing?
Following the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, Ferrari are looking into the reasons why Felipe Massa has not been performing as well as expected this season. For the fourth consecutive race, Massa found himself a long way off the pace of his team-mate Fernando Alonso. Obviously, Alonso is one of the quickest drivers in Formula 1 and few expect Massa to outpace his Spanish counterpart, but the gap in lap times between the two drivers has been astonishing.
Ferrari are said to be launching an investigation to try to get to the bottom of any issues that could be leading to this disparity in pace. The team is initially looking into whether the car is underperforming for Massa, but as all members of the Ferrari team are aware that the car has aerodynamic problems (including Alonso) this may not be the problem. The slowness of the Brazilian led to one of the most cheeky and daring moves ever seen in F1 – Alonso overtaking his slower team-mate on the way into the pits in China!
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