Ferrari to keep same approach in Malaysia

After taking a strong haul of points away from last weekend's Australian grand prix with a third and fourth place finish, Ferrari have vowed to retain the same approach in Malaysia.

After Fernando Alonso led a one-two victory for the Maranello-based outfit at the opening grand prix of the season in Bahrain, it was Felipe Massa who had the edge in Melbourne, brining his F10 home in third place, just ahead of his Spanish team-mate.

Two strong results means double-world champion Alonso leads the drivers' standings, with Massa trailing him by four points, and Ferrari leads the constructors'.

"We are happy with the Melbourne result, even if, on Sunday morning, we might have expected a slightly better one," said Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali.

"Considering what happened in the race, we can be pleased with finishing third and fourth, partly because our closest rivals either failed to score, or at least did not pick up many points.

"We have to be very happy with our situation, because we are still first in the constructors' championship and still first and second in the drivers' one too.

"And considering what happened at the start of the race, with Fernando [Alonso] having a difficult start and falling down to the last position, he managed to keep both Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton behind him at the end.

"Felipe [Massa] had a difficult weekend as we couldn't find the right setup on his car, so we should be really happy that he has been on the podium twice in succession."

With back-to-back races, formula one teams have arrived at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia for the third round of the 2010 world championship season.

Domenicali said Ferrari will keep the same approach for the time being, with their focus on reliability and on improving the F10's performance with small upgrades.

"We have to keep the same approach going to Malaysia as there is a lot of strong competition around," said Domenicali.

"We will continue to work hard and to keep our focus on reliability and on new parts in order to keep improving the performance."

Source: inthenews.co.uk