Felipe Massa says he cannot understand why Jenson Button is not testing for McLaren before contesting next month’s Monaco grand prix.<\/p>\n
Some have argued that a driver of the Briton’s calibre and experience does not need to specially prepare for Monaco, a tight and therefore less physically demanding circuit than many.<\/p>\n
But fellow F1 veteran Massa does not agree.<\/p>\n
“The cars are completely different now,” he said. “If we had the same cars as last year then ok, but they are completely different.<\/p>\n
“I do not understand why he is not testing this week,” said Massa, referring to the post-Bahrain GP test.<\/p>\n
Retired Button, 37, has been drafted into the McLaren driver lineup for a one-off return while Fernando Alonso is racing at Indy next month.<\/p>\n
McLaren argues that runs in the simulator will be sufficient for the 2009 world champion.<\/p>\n
Massa said: “If the simulator was good enough, why don’t most of the top drivers want to use them? I think I have not been in the simulator for two or three years — they are for the engineers.<\/p>\n
“I would certainly be here this week. If you have a full day to understand the car, I would definitely take it,” he added.<\/p>\n
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