The Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team continued their pre 2006 testing program on Thursday with Brazilian racer Felipe Massa taking to the Vallelunga circuit, near Rome.

With early morning fog in the morning, leading the way for clear skies later in the day, Felipe continued with a development programme of the V8 engine, at the wheel of an F2004. The Brazilian driver covered a total of 71 laps, the quickest being in a time of 1.13.007.

The Scuderia will continue testing at this circuit next week and as from next Tuesday, the 1st November, official test driver Luca Badoer will join Felipe Massa on track.