MASSA CONFIRMED TO REPLACE BOTTAS AT WILLIAMS IN 2017
Massa, less than three months into his retirement, will return to F1 to partner Lance Stroll at the team he spent the past three years racing for.
“When I was offered the chance to help Williams with their 2017 Formula One campaign, it felt like the right thing to do,” Massa said. “I certainly have not lost any of my enthusiasm for racing and I’m extremely motivated to be coming back to drive the FW40… I also look forward to working with Lance; I’ve known him for many years and seen his talent develop during that time, so I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together.”
Though he had been planning to leave F1, Williams believe the Brazilian has not lost his competitive spirt, and will be a good match for rookie Stroll.
“He was always going to race somewhere in 2017, as he has not lost that competitive spirit, and it was important that we had a strong replacement in order to let Valtteri go,” Claire Williams said.
“Felipe re-joining us provides stability, experience, and talent to help lead us forward. He is a great asset for us.”
As well as the stability Massa will provide, it’s understood Williams’ sponsor, Martini, were not keen to have two young drivers at the team, so a more experienced hand was needed to partner Stroll.
Williams wished Bottas luck as he follows in Rosberg’s footsteps, the German having also started his career at Williams before making the move to Mercedes seven years ago.
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