Felipe Massa says he is '100 per cent' that Ferrari's F138 will be a contender

Felipe Massa has a "good feeling" about Ferrari's prospects this coming season after seeing their new car, the F138, unveiled on Friday.

Technical Director Pat Fry confirmed on Ferrari's official website: "This year's car is more of an evolution than a revolution, based on similar concepts to the F2012 and in all the little areas of performance where we think we can gain something, we have looked for those gains. "The car has changed in subtle ways, some areas more than others, but in general, the F138 is a development of last year's car." Chief Designer Nikolas Tombazis refused to predict how the F138 might perform but did at least claim it should out-perform its predecessor. He also said that the car's first upgrade package will be in place for the third and final pre-season test in Barcelona. "Recent years have taught me not to say too much too early, so let's wait and see what answer we get from the track," Tombazis said. "I think we have done a reasonable job and we certainly had to make a step up from where we had been in the past few years. "The launch specification car, that will run at the first test, has had a relatively small amount of wind tunnel development because it was fixed straight after the end of the season, when we pushed so late on the F2012. However, I believe we will have a strong package for the third test and first race."