Massa Happy Despite Eventful Day

Brazilian Felipe Massa was pleased with his day's work on Friday after posting the eighth fastest time despite a few mishaps.

"I'm pleased with the way my car has been performing today," said the young Brazilian after a day where he went off the track several times. "It's got plenty of grip and the balance was fine.

"I had a couple of adventures when I was pushing hard, but the incident on my final lap this afternoon happened because I was the first to arrive after Fisichella had left a lot of oil in the first corner.

"I damaged the front wing of the car, which folded back underneath it, but otherwise everything was okay."

Massa said he enjoyed driving at the revised Hockenheim, although he had never raced at the old version: "I never drove at the old Hockenheim, but for sure I like this revised version. It's a good track."

Teammate Nick Heidfeld, however, was one of the few men to admit he preferred the longer and faster track, but still enjoyed driving around the new circuit on his way to 13th position today.

"I still prefer the old Hockenheim, but the changes here are nicer than I expected and have been well executed," he said. "The revised circuit is quite a lot of fun - especially the tighter first corner and the flowing new section where you have to be very precise."