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Ferrari duo unconcerned about floor test

Ferrari will not be affected at all by the new FIA test aimed at avoiding moveable floors from the Malaysian Grand Prix

That is what both Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa said ahead of the Sepang race.

The FIA has modified its bodywork tests to ensure a system used by a number of teams, in which Ferrari were believed to be, does not circumvent the regulations.

"Our car has been legal all the time, and now they have said it (the test) will be different so it will be different," Raikkonen told reporters. "There is no reason to think about that.

"I think the FIA decided to change the rules, but I don't think it is going to affect us at all."

When asked what effect will the new test have in their performance, Massa said: "Zero. We changed already and it didn't change anything in the car. We always follow the rules, and if the rules change then we will change the car as well.

"It was the same case here but it didn't change anything for us."

Raikkonen also said he was unconcerned about the prospect of being hit with a 10-place grid penalty if Ferrari are forced to change his engine following the problems he had at the end of the Australian Grand Prix.

"I don't worry about that because we don't know what the deal is. If we need to change then we need to make a new plan, but we wait until we know exactly what we are going to do," the Finn said.

Ferrari are expected to make a decision on whether or not to change the engine after tomorrow's practice sessions.

Raikkonen remains cautious about Ferrari's chances for the Sepang race, despite McLaren's Fernando Alonso claiming the Italian squad are still well ahead of their rivals.

"I don't know, because anything can happen," Raikkonen said. "If you have a small problem in the race then it can turn around, but I think we have a good speed, we had a good test and hopefully we are as strong as we were in the last race."

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