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Fisichella now more comfortable at Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella joined the Ferrari team at the Italian Grand Prix this season as regular driver Felipe Massa was unable to race with his injured eye. Italian Fisichella, who made the switch from Force India,  is yet to score his first points for the Scuderia but feels he is now more comfortable with the F60.

"I hope I am well prepared for the race," he said ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix." Driving this track on the simulator went well and I hope I can get a good enough result to help Ferrari get back to third place in the Constructors' classification and I will give it my best shot."

Yas Marina marks the Roman's last race for the team as next year's driver line-up has already been confirmed as Massa-Alonso. "I think, for me, this opportunity to race for Ferrari was a dream I'd had since I was a child and in the end it came true when I had given up hope that it would ever happen," Fisichella added.

"So you should never say never! I am very happy with what I have done and I would not turn back the clock, even if I have struggled in these last few races with Ferrari, for the obvious reason that it is not easy to get into a car you don't know, which was made even more complex because of the use of KERS and the fact it handled very differently under braking. Recently, I have been able to match Kimi's pace in the race, so this weekend I hope to have a better qualifying which would be the first step to getting some points."

While this may be his last race for the time being, Fisichella will still work for the Scuderia as the test and reserve driver next year but a chance remains that he could race in Grands Prix in a car other than a red one. "I have a contract with Ferrari for next year but If there was an offer from another team I would, along with Ferrari, evaluate whether or not it would be feasible to be the third driver and race for another team in F1," 'Fisi' explained. "At the moment there is no decision but to be the third driver for a top team like Ferrari is already something to be very proud of - the atmosphere is fantastic here and I really feel at home."

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