Felipe Massa is confident Ferrari can challenge for wins and the title in 2013

Felipe Massa is confident Ferrari can challenge for the Championship in 2013 having been impressed by the car's pace during the opening two rounds of the season.

An Achilles' heel for Ferrari in recent seasons has been a lack of single-lap pace meaning the drivers have to fight their way through the field rather than being able to control the race from the front. Alonso took advantage of wet conditions to take pole at Silverstone and Hockenheim last year, but prior to that the last time a Ferrari was fastest in qualifying was at the 2010 Singapore GP. That is something Technical Director Pat Fry says the team are working hard to correct in 2013. "We've shown reasonable race pace and on all the tyre types we have used so far we have performed well, however we still have a way to go to be quickest in qualifying and we are working very hard on that at the moment," Fry said. "I am sure there is more to come on this front, as we learn more about our car and start getting the best out of it. We need to at least match our 2012 development pace if we are to perform better in qualifying."