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Ferrari drivers reasonably happy with Friday's performance

Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen came to Belgium with only one goal; to close the gap with McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The team lost some time in the first free practice session when Massa went off into the gravel, but made up for it in the afternoon.

Felipe Massa said about today's job: "Despite losing time this morning, in the end we can call this a good day. We did some useful work on set-up and on the balance of the car and on a comparison of the two types of Bridgestone tyre available to us. From what we could see, we are working in the right direction. Now, we have to analyse the data very carefully to be as well prepared as possible for tomorrow's qualifying and for Sunday's race."

Kimi Raikkonen was also reasonably happy. He said: "Satisfied with the way thing went this morning, but a bit less happy about the afternoon would sum up my day. This morning the car balance was very good, while we struggled a bit in the second session to find the right settings. We need to get the package we have to work better."

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