- Jerez Test - Day Four
Massa thinks Mercedes has another 'amazing car'
Felipe Massa thinks its clear just from the first four days of testing in Jerez that Mercedes has produced another title favourite in the W06 Hybrid.
The first test is rarely much of an indicator about the season ahead but Mercedes, which won 16 of 19 races last year, has accumulated a mammoth 515 laps - over seven race distances of the Jerez circuit. Ferrari has headlined three of the four days, with customer outfit Sauber topping the other, but Massa's main attention has been on Mercedes.
"It's always difficult to give a good answer at the end of the first week of tests," Massa said when asked about how other teams looked. "There's still a lot to understand, not just from us but from others as well. It's still clear that Mercedes has an amazing car. Ferrari maybe made a step forward but I'm still convinced that we can be there fighting again."
Massa says he is happy with how Williams' final day went, having described his encouragement by the FW37 after his first day on Tuesday.
"I think it was similar. I still have a good feeling on the car. At the beginning I think it was very positive because we did not have any reliability problems, which is quite good. I think it was a good start and we need to prepare everything we can now to go to Barcelona in a more prepared way. We need to test everything we need thinking about Australia. It was a good start and I'm still happy like I was yesterday."
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