Stefano Domenicali on Wednesday refused to say whether Ferrari is committed to retaining Felipe Massa beyond 2011.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian driver had a bad season in 2010, the year after his near-fatal accident, and team boss Domenicali suggested that he needs to improve.<\/p>\n
During a press conference at the ‘Wrooom’ event in the Dolomites, the Italian did not directly answer three questions about Massa’s tenure beyond 2011.<\/p>\n
“It would be wrong to say anything at the beginning of the season,” said Domenicali, admitting however that Massa will need to show comparably alongside his teammate Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n
“I hope it will be close between them; that he (Massa) will be as good, or maybe even faster than Fernando.\u00a0 But for sure we need two strong drivers to win the constructors’ title,” he added.<\/p>\n
Domenicali’s comments were reported internationally, with La Gazzetta dello Sport quoting him as saying he “expects” Massa to be “always close” to Alonso this year.<\/p>\n
Blick in Switzerland quoted Domenicali as saying 2011 “is an important season” for the 29-year-old, and according to Sao Paulo’s O Estado Domenicali said Massa has had talks with Ferrari management “as have other team members”.<\/p>\n
“We must all learn from the mistakes of the past year and put it behind,” he added.<\/p>\n
“I trust that, as in other situations in which he was under immense pressure and reacted very well, he will do the same now,” said Domenicali.<\/p>\n
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