Many believe that it's just a matter of time before Ferrari will axe their Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, but now the Paulista appears to be edging towards a new agreement.
Although the Brazilian showed good performance in recent races, Massa has only scored 51 points compared to the 194 of his Spanish team mate Fernando Alonso, who leads the Drivers standings.
Alonso, though, has defended his team mate in recent weeks while Swiss newspaper Blick reports the Ferrari chiefs are ready to hand Massa a new contract
Speaking to lancenet, Massa said that he is very close to securing a new deal, but stated he can not make any announcement until an agreement has been signed. He also added that it should not take long for him to have a clear understanding of the situation.
Recently Ferrari Team principal Stefano Domenicali stated that Ferrari are in no rush to make a decision. "I don't know, I'll leave you with this question mark," he said when asked about a timeframe for resolving Massa's future. There are no limits in the regulations, as you know. This is the fundamental thing for me: management of drivers, like players, is done internally. It's not important to communicate outside. So, we'll communicate to you as soon as there are things to say, but not before then."
