Renault has improved, says Massa

Felipe Massa agrees that Renault seems to have taken a step forward at the Barcelona test.

The Ferrari driver has also been running at the Circuit de Catalunya this week, where on Tuesday Fernando Alonso was at the controls of a visibly updated R28.

Renault has endured an uncompetitive start to the 2008 season, but Alonso appears to have narrowed the gap to the frontrunners ahead of next weekend`s Spanish Grand Prix at the same circuit.

“Renault has improved a little,” Massa agreed to the Spanish newspaper Diario AS. “Now we must wait until the Grand Prix to draw a clearer conclusion.

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The 26-year-old Brazilian, however, is sure that the order at the very top of the grid will remain unchanged in Spain, and he is even somewhat dismissive of BMW Sauber`s apparent arrival as a top team.

“Of our rivals, I think McLaren is a strong team that always gets better throughout the season,” he said.

Source: GMM

16.4.2008   ▪ Formula One    ▪ Massa, Renault    ▪ en.f1-live.com