Felipe Massa showed he has fully recovered from the fractured skull he suffered in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix more than six months ago by setting the fastest lap time during testing in Valencia.

The Ferrari driver set a time of 1:12.574 during his 102-lap session on the opening day of multi-team pre-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

"The first impressions from the car are very positive," said the Brazilian. "It is easy to drive, has more grip than last year's car and it's also easy for the mechanics to work with.

"It was a very satisfying day, but clearly there's still a tremendous amount of work to be done, because our competitors are also very strong.

"But I'm very happy with this first day of testing. We didn't have the slightest mechanical problem all day and the grip was there from the first run and already then the car was already well balanced."

Massa was struck on the helmet by a suspension spring that had fallen from Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car in July 2009 and was unable to take part in the last seven races of the season.

Luca Bodoer and then Giancarlo Fisichella replaced him in the closing weeks of the season.

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