SHOWS: NEAR AD DIRIYAH, SAUDI ARABIA (RECENT) (FORMULA E - ACCESS ALL) 1.

FORMULA E CAR 2.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) RACING DRIVER, FELIPE MASSA, SAYING (SPEAKING OVER SHOT OF MASSA STANDING ON ROAD THAT CHANGES TO SHOT OF FALCON); "The car is amazing to drive, especially the new car.

It's much quicker, good on the corners.

I knew the falcon could achieve can achieve 300ks, so quick on change of direction as well.

It's so difficult to know if I have an advantage." START OF RACE 3.

SLOW MOTION OF REAR WHEELS OF FORMULA E CAR REVVING UP 4.

FALCON STARTS FLYING 5.

VARIOUS OF RACE EVENTUALLY WON BY MASSA IN FORMULA E CAR END OF RACE 6.

FALCON FLIES AWAY FROM CAR 7.

MASSA CELEBRATES 8.

VARIOUS OF FALCON FLYING AWAY 9.

FORMULA E CAR DRIVING ON ROAD 10.

MASSA HOLDING FALCON IN ONE HAND WHILST HE STANDS NEXT TO FORMULA E CAR STORY: Felipe Massa geared up for his switch to Formula E with a race against a peregrine falcon, the fastest bird on earth.

Peregrine falcons can reach speeds above 350km/h when it dives through the air, providing the Brazilian Formula E driver with a serious challenge as the two raced through the Saudi Arabia desert.

The Gen2 Formula E car had a lure attached to the back of it and when Massa drove along a highway the falcon was let loose to chase the bait down.

Massa managed to finish the race just before the falcon reach his vehicle.

The new Formula E season starts on Saturday (December 15) at the nearby circuit in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.