On Tuesday the 28-year-old had made his return to the seat of a Formula One car for only the second time since a horrific crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix in July ended his season.
Massa, who had completed a couple of laps at the Fiorano test track in October, spent the morning behind the wheel of Ferrari's F2007 model as F1 regulations forbid the testing of current models.
And before flying home to Brazil to spend the Christmas period with his family, Massa admitted it had been physically challenging.
"Even though I trained a lot over the last months, certain muscles important for driving were a bit sleepy," he said.
"I had a bit of pain in my neck, especially on the fast corners which make this one of the toughest tracks.
"As for the rest I felt good and felt no difference from before the accident."
Massa will be partnered by former world champion Fernando Alonso next season as Finnish 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen has left the team to compete on the world rally circuit.
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