[f1_felipemassa] The Ferrari Formula One team are in confident mood as the bui

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ld-up to the new season continues following winter testing of the new F2008. Ferrari's Felipe Massaprepares for the new season with his hopes set on formula one 2008, all armed with a new car. 4. 00:19 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. "I think it was a very good thing to start the year with two new cars, completing some kilometres (in testing), always working with it, fixing some problems and learning from the beginning." Massa finished the 2007 season in fourth position behind team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and the McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton and Fermando Alonso. It was a series of technical problems that scuppered his chances of winning. Massa hopes this will not be the case this year with updated 2008 FIA regulations. 10. 01:17 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. "Now the driver has the control during the race start. He has to control the throttle during the first metres where you have a tendency to lose traction, which makes the race starts much more human, not electronic." The 2008 Formula 1 World Championship gets underway on the16th of March in Melbourne, Australia. Ferrari are confident of retaining both the driver and constructors' titles. --------------------------------------- CHOSEN SOUNDBITES FOR NO-SPEAK --------------------------------------- 4. 00:19 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. "I think it was a very good thing to start the year with two new cars, completing some kilometres (in testing), always working with it, fixing some problems and learning from the beginning." 10. 01:17 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. "Now the driver has the control during the race start. He has to control the throttle during the first metres where you have a tendency to lose traction, which makes the race starts much more human, not electronic." --------------------------------------- ORIGINAL SCRIPT --------------------------------------- Restrictions: SNTV Clients Only, See Script | Source: SNTV | Duration: 1:45 Restrictions:SNTV Clients Only, See Script Type:Port/Nat The Ferrari Formula One team are in confident mood as the build-up to the new season continues following winter testing of the new F2008. That's according to Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who faced the media at a Sao Paulo hotel in his native Brazil on Tuesday (04/03). SUGGESTED VOICEOVER: Ferrari's Felipe Massa met the press in the plush surroundings of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, to talk about the completion of winter testing for the Formula One team, as preparations continue for the start of the 2008 World Championship. Massa, who finished the 2007 season in fourth position behind team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and the McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton and Fermando Alonso, outlined his hopes for the new season, particularly with regard to Ferrari's new car, the F2008. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese). "I think it was a very good thing to start the year with two new cars, completing some kilometres (in testing), always working with it, fixing some problems and learning from the beginning." SUPER CAPTION: Felipe Massa, Ferrari. Ferrari's testing programme took them from Jerez and Barcelona in Spain, to Bahrain in the Persian Gulf and back, with Massa hopeful that with a little luck on their side, the marque will begin the new season at the front of the grid. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese). "The car is fast, the car is constant, the car is - and I knock on wood before saying this - much more reliable than last year's car was during the winter tests, and this is a very good way of starting the championship." SUPER CAPTION: Felipe Massa, Ferrari. Last year Massa suffered a series of technical problems, which effectively scuppered his chances of winning the championship. This year, the 26-year-old Brazilian is hoping that the updated 2008 FIA regulations, which eliminate driver aids such as traction control, will suit his style. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese). "It's amazing how you, and I'm talking about the driver side of it, learn exactly how to perform with your feet the job previously done by the traction control. At the beginning this seamed like a very radical change." SUPER CAPTION: Felipe Massa, Ferrari This season's new regulations also include the arrival of the Standard Electronic Control Unit, which Massa believes will give greater control of the car to the driver. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese). "Now the driver has the control during the race start. He has to control the throttle during the first metres where you have a tendency to lose traction, which makes the race starts much more human, not electronic." SUPER CAPTION: Felipe Massa, Ferrari. The 2008 Formula 1 World Championship gets underway on Sunday, 16th March in Melbourne, Australia and Ferrari will be confident of retaining both the driver and constructors' titles. SHOTLIST: Sao Paulo, Brazil. March 4th, 2008. 1. 00:00 Tilt down of the Grand Hyatt hotel, where the press conference was held. 2. 00:08 Pan of Felipe Massa entering the press conference room. 3. 00:14 Wide of press. 4. 00:19 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. 5. 00:36 Close up of camera pointed to Felipe Massa. 6. 00:40 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. 7. 00:55 Cut-away, wide of press conference room with press members and Felipe Massa. 8. 00:59 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. 9. 01:13 Cut-away, cameras. 10. 01:17 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Felipe Massa, Ferrari. 11. 01:34 Cut-away, close up of LCD with Felipe Massa's image. 12. 01:38 Wide of Felipe Massa giving radio interviews. SOURCE: SNTV. (끝)


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