Massa: Alonso's a nice guy

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Felipe Massa is confident he will form a great partnership with "nice guy" Fernando Alonso at Ferrari.

Massa will team up with double world champion Alonso at Ferrari this year following the Spaniard's move from Renault.

And although there hd been a few suggestions that they can't work together, but Massa believes there won't be any problems.

"I have a new team-mate this year and although the one car test rule meant we never drove on the same day, we have got to know one another well over the winter," he told the official Ferrari website.

"We worked together on the debriefs and in most cases, Fernando and I seem to have similar opinions about the way to move forward. I think things are going well between us; he is a nice guy and a great driver and I am sure we will work together very well.

"Once again, my team-mate is a world champion, a double world champion actually! I am fine with that and I regard it as a positive element for the team.

"As a driver, you don't think about beating your team-mate, you are looking to beat all the drivers on the grid and in the Championship.

"I think it is much better to have two good drivers in the same team as it means the team can improve more quickly, with a better direction in terms of its development.

"For the past few years of my career, I have always had very strong team-mates and so nothing has changed for this year."