Massa should be 'Number One'

Former Grand Prix driver Hans-Joachim says Ferrari should now appoint Felipe Massa its 'number one' driver for 2007.

German Stuck, a formula one racer in the 70s, usually attends races as a commentator but he missed the Spanish Grand Prix while he recovers from injuries sustained in a recent sports car shunt.

But he nevertheless told the broadcaster 'Premiere' that Raikkonen's performance at Barcelona has now sealed the 'hierarchy' at the Maranello based team.

"Massa has many more points and Ferrari should now concentrate on him," Stuck said in Munich.

Stuck described Fernando Alonso as the 'big loser' in Spain after putting himself 'at risk' by unsuccessfully trying to pass Massa on the first lap.

He has nothing but praise, however, for Alonso's rookie teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Stuck said: "He reminds me of a young Michael Schumacher.
It would not surprise me if, at the end of the season, he is still fighting for the championship."

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone admitted on the weekend that he also sees qualities of Schumacher in the young Briton, but urged experts to lay off over-hyping the McLaren driver.

"I wouldn't want people to start talking about (the championship) because we don't want to put him under that much pressure, do we?" Bernie said.

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