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F1 2011 Season Preview: The Drivers and Teams

Scuderia Ferrari
#5 Fernando Alonso
#6 Felipe Massa

Despite having a chassis design that was initially described as conservative, Ferrari’s 150 Italia was one of the fastest in pre-season testing. It was also considered to be second-fastest to the Red Bull over the course of long-runs. Ferrari also focused a lot of their testing time on Grand Prix simulations and encountered very little in the way of reliability issues. Early in the season, finishing races will be just as important as raw speed so this plays to the advantage of Ferrari. The strength of the new Pirelli front tyres allows drivers to attack the apex of corners more than last year’s Bridgestones. That will play into the hands of Alonso and Massa who both like cars that oversteer which can be turned hard into corners.

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