Ferrari on Thursday came close to confirming that Felipe Massa will be retained as Fernando Alonso’s teammate for the 2011 season.<\/p>\n
Brazilian Massa’s contract expires in December, and it has been rumoured that Robert Kubica or Mark Webber are being lined up as potential replacements.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old has struggled with the F10 car alongside Alonso so far this season, but when asked if Ferrari will field an identical lineup in 2011, team boss Stefano Domenicali answered: “Yes, I think so.”<\/p>\n
The Italian indicated that Maranello based Ferrari prefers to work with Massa to overcome his difficulties rather than oust him.<\/p>\n
“Massa was struggling with the hard tyres in certain conditions in the first part of the year, so I think that is the area we need to work with him so he has more confidence in the car,” Domenicali is quoted by the BBC.<\/p>\n
“It’s easy to criticise a driver when he is not performing well, so we need to make sure the package for him is the best.”<\/p>\n
At Istanbul Park on Thursday, Pole Kubica said it is “too early” to talk about his whereabouts for 2011, but indicated that he is happy at Renault.<\/p>\n
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