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Just as Felipe Massa went fastest on the
opening day of the two day Pirelli tyre test
in Abu Dhabi Scuderia Ferrari team mate
Fernando Alonso ended the final track
session yesterday firmly at the top of the
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Yesterday saw the last of
the two days of testing during which all the twelve
Formula 1 teams evaluated the new Pirelli tyres. The
last of the Scuderia Ferrari drivers to take to the
track was Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard completed a
total of 105 laps, the quickest in a time of 1.40.529.
And just like Felipe Massa the previous day, Alonso
ended the final session at the top of the timesheets.
“Overall, it was a positive day,” commented Fernando
Alonso at the end of the session. “We had no particular
problems with the Pirelli tyres and we were able to
gather a lot of data for their engineers to work on. We
are pleased with the way we worked and in how we were
able to adapt the set-up of the car to suit the new
tyres, especially in terms of the work we can do on the
new car in preparation for next season. From what we
could see, the switch from Bridgestone to Pirelli should
not be a traumatic one. Being back on this track after
the disappointment of Sunday? It’s normal that all of us
still feel very disappointed, but that’s part of sport.
I would think it’s the same thing the Dutch football
players felt when they lost the World Cup final back in
July: then, after a few weeks, they realised they had
achieved something, while so many others had not even
got anywhere close. The same goes for us: the final
victory eluded us, but in any case we had a great
season, with a fantastic fight back in the second part
of the year. Next year we will try again, because we are
Ferrari!”
With the Abu Dhabi test now over, Scuderia Ferrari will
be back on track on 28th November at the “Ricardo Tormo”
circuit, at Cheste (Valencia) as part of the Ferrari
World Finals, the event which traditionally brings
the Prancing Horse’s racing season to a close. Driving
the F10s on track will be Felipe Massa and Fernando
Alonso, backed up by everyone else involved in another
year of racing for the Reds.
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