I have to agree on the outright speed shown by Massa, he certainly has improved (and someone at Ferrari must have noticed this also or he wouldnt be dirving one!)
Unfortunately his speed seems to be restricted to ideal conditions, well set up car, good grip levels, clean air etc. (the conditions you would find out front of a race, during qualifying, or testing)
If he gets outside his comfort zone he seems to back off too much. 2 mistakes during the race seemed to get him backing off and not taking the risk required to get past someone.
During pre season testing he had the measure of Kimi except for one day when the session was wet, again outside the ideal and his own comfort zone. I too hope that this will change as he gets more experience and confidence in his own ability, as he one of the super quick drivers out there.
