Salo surprised Ferrari kept Massa for 2012

Stephan Heublein

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Former Ferrari driver Mika Salo has admitted he was "surprised" his former team opted to honour Felipe Massa's contract for 2012.

The Finn, who raced at the famous Maranello team for a time in 1999 after Michael Schumacher broke his leg, said Fernando Alonso is the "clear number one" nowadays.

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