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Ferrari boss praise for drivers

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali paid tribute not only to Felipe Massa but also his third-placed teammate, Kimi Raikkonen in the wake of the Turkish Grand Prix. For the second season in the post-Schumacher era, Ferrari has let its drivers race each other, and apparently it is bringing out the best in both.

"Felipe is always a great professional driver, he's always fully dedicated to the team, to his work, and we always said we are very happy about our two drivers," Domenicali said. "It's not a way of protecting them when there are difficult situations, it's because we feel that the potential of these two drivers in the team is perfect."

"They are very well integrated, they show respect, they complement one another and basically, Felipe did a great race on Sunday, not only the race but the entire weekend was perfect," he added.

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