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Ferrari praise for Massa spirit

Ferrari sporting director Stefano Domenicali has paid tribute to Felipe Massa following the Brazilian's spirited drive in Bahrain. Massa fought back on track against the barrage of media criticism he endured following his botched overtaking attempts in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

"Felipe's strength was to react straightaway from one week ago in Malaysia," Domenicali said. "Everyone said that Felipe was no longer a driver. As always you need to look at the average, and I think that he reacted very very well and that shows his character. I think that he's grown a lot, because he wanted to show first to himself and also to all of us who he is. For sure, his strength is that he had a great reaction in terms of behaviour and approach to this race."

Domenicali went on to talk about teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third on Sunday. "Kimi's best characteristic is that he's always cool, he's always looking behind the fence. He's not emotionally involved - at least, apparently not - because he's a thinker and you can see that. If you look at the numbers, Kimi's leading the championship with the others of course, but he's there, so that's his strength."

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