Massa Fastest in Valencia on First Day Of Testing

Massa in the new Ferrari

Michael Schumacher got most of the attention from the press during the first test of the season in Valencia, Spain, but Massa with his new Ferrari F10 proved to be the fastest man on the track.

When asked how he felt about the new car, Massa said:

“It has more grip than the 2009 car. When you have more grip you also have much more fun driving.”

Massa led the seven-car field with a best lap time of one minute 12.574 seconds from 102 laps at Valencia’s Cheste Circuit. That left him just over two-tenths of a second faster than Pedro De la Rosa of Sauber.

Massa will also drive tomorrow before giving way to new team-mate Fernando Alonso on Wednesday.