Massa’s back – the first day of testing

The first day of pre-season testing is over with Massa sitting on top of the time sheets, he’ll be the happiest man around tonight to know that he’s still got what it takes and that the Ferrari isn’t a dog like last year – don’t get me wrong it can still go bad from here but it’s a much better place to be than last year.
The full timings are (from formula1.com)
1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:12.574, 102 Laps
2. Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber, 1:12.784, 74 Laps
3. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, 1:12.947, 40 Laps
4. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:13.543, 39 Laps
5. Gary Paffett, McLaren, 1:13.846, 86 Laps
6. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, 1:14.449, 75 Laps
7. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:14.762, 18 Laps
8. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:15.000, 69 Laps
Michael Schumacher will also be happy to be leaving the circuit having a faster time than Nico Rosberg, it doesn’t mean anything in the scheme of [...]