All the teams seem to be saying the modifications have given them extra performance but the biggest winner appears to be Ferrari.
Out of 2008’s duelling title rivals, Ferrari have taken a step forward whereas Barcelona turned out to be a big disappointment for McLaren.
World champion Lewis Hamilton was giving short answers when he has had to face the media at the Circuit de Catalunya and that’s a sign that he is not a happy bunny.
McLaren took two steps forward in the first three Grands Prix but two steps back in Barcelona. BBC Sport
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Teammate Felipe Massa qualified fourth—Ferrari’s highest grid position of the season—to compensate, but it still felt like an opportunity had been missed.
“I don’t know what happened. But for sure it’s not very good to have one car there and another not,” said Massa, who blasted the Italian team’s arrogance after it happened at Malaysia. “You’re worried, for sure. It’s not a good thing for us.”
With Ferrari finally catching up to leading teams Brawn, Red Bull and Toyota, Massa believes further upgrades for the coming races will improve the team’s chances, even if his championship hopes are already slight.
“It shows we can improve even more. Now, we’re in the right direction. Maybe it’s too late but we will not lose our motivation,” Massa said. “And this is very good for myself, so I don’t race just to race but I race to fight for the victory.” USA Today
Massa shook his head when asked whether he felt he could still fight for the title with just three points to Briton Jenson Button’s 41 from five races.
“I don’t think this year. Maybe next year,” said the 2008 overall runner-up.
“Brawn have won four times in five races. I mean, how can you fight?”
“Even if we improve the car massively, it doesn’t mean they will not score points,” Massa said after almost running out of fuel and finishing sixth at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali, whose team have clearly improved in pace, said the problem was being investigated and raised the possibility that Massa’s driving style could also have been a factor.
He ruled out throwing in the towel.
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“They (Brawn) are very reliable and very quick and the situation for us is the opposite,” he said. “We will try to do the best for ourselves and then we will see.”
“I would be dishonest if I said there was not a lot of pain,” he added. Guardian.co.uk
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