Nationality Brazilian Team Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (Sauber in '04) Car Ferrari F2003-GA Technical director Ross Brawn
STATS	2003	CAREER
Rank		13*
Wins		0
Podiums		0
Top 8		6
Best finish		5
DNFs		8
*Indicates career best points finish

2003 recap
The good: Felipe Massa spent 2003 working as a test driver for Ferrari and gaining invaluable experience of how to set up a car and how a big team works. Fernando Alonso did a similar thing with Renault and says it helped him immensely.

The bad: Testing isn't racing.

Key stat: Massa had three top six finishes in his rookie 2002 season.

2004 outlook
Sauber uses one-year-old Ferrari engines, which is good, but the chassis suffered aerodynamic woes in 2003. Sauber's state of the art wind tunnel is running now, but it's true benefits won't be seen until the 2005 car. Sauber is a solid team, but as an independent outfit it's going be tough to keep its sixth place in the Constructors Championship in 2004.

What needs to be done: It's rumored that Massa is being groomed as a future Ferrari driver. He's got prove that he's worthy of such an offer.

Key change: Massa has swapped his testing ride in the fabulous Ferrari for a racing seat in the not so quick Sauber Petronas.

Prediction: After his F1 rookie season with Sauber in 2002, when he proved to be fast but erratic, and a season of testing with Ferrari, Massa should be a much more mature driver in his second F1 season. Hopefully the season at Ferrari didn't grind out his mischievous sense of humor.

Did you know: Even though he's back racing for Sauber, Massa will continue to work as Ferrari test driver. His new teammate Giancarlo Fisichella will also do some testing for Ferrari.

Your take
How will Massa do against his highly experienced teammate Giancarlo Fisichella in 2004? Will Massa become the next rising star like Fernando Alonso or Kimi Raikkonen? Here are your thoughts on Massa's prospects for 2004.