Germany preview quotes

Felipe Massa, Ferrari
2008 Qualifying - 2nd, 2008 Race - 3rd

“It might seem an unusual thing for a race driver to wish for, but my greatest hope is that I can have a normal race. If I think back to everything that happened to me at the last three races, sometimes I still find it hard to believe that I have had so much bad luck. In Montreal and Silverstone I was involved in collisions on the opening lap and in Valencia, the safety car came at just the wrong time for me and ruined my race. In all three of those races, our Friday and Saturday performance had proved we had a competitive car, but I never managed to translate that potential into points on the Sunday.
..We can race to our full potential then I will be satisfied. If we manage to do that then I am sure a good result is waiting for us. I have always enjoyed driving at this circuit and this year we will have the novelty of using slick tyres here for the first time, as last year’s race was held at the Nurburgring. The last time we came here in 2008 I finished third and in 2006 I was second behind Michael (Schumacher)
..I regret that I never got the chance to drive on the famous old Hockenheim layout, with its long straights through the forests, so this new version is the only one I know
..I hope we will be competitive there
..We are pressing forward with the car development, even if it seemed much improved in the last few races and here we will have a new diffuser, which we will evaluate during Friday’s free practice. I am sure other teams will also be moving forward on the technical front, but we must just concentrate on our own job and not concern ourselves with that.”

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