Felipe Massa says it was encouraging for Williams to prove its pace during qualifying for the British Grand Prix as both he and team-mate Valtteri Bottas outqualified their Ferrari rivals. Massa was third, with Bottas in fourth, ahead of both Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. "I think it was a fantastic day for us, it’s amazing to see how many people here and it’s our home Grand Prix for the team," he said. So [it's] great for me and Valtteri [in] third and fourth, we […]

Felipe Massa says that former Ferrari team-mate needs to 'relax' if he is to remain with the squad into the 2016 squad. Ferrari has yet to pick up the option on Raikkonen's contract and has repeatedly emphasised that the Finn's future is in his own hands, with matters not aided by his crash at the Austrian Grand Prix. Williams' Massa, who partnered Raikkonen between 2007 and 2009 before being replaced by the Finn when he returned for 2014, says Raikkonen needs to relax and show […]

Felipe Massa is rarely one to shy away from expressing an opinion and while holding court with journalists at the Red Bull Ring, he offered erudite thoughts regarding Formula 1’s future direction. Massa’s experience with V10s, V8s and V6s, several teams and different styles of racing across over a decade in the sport enables him to provide an insight only available from a select few on the current grid. Formula 1 has been facing a self-determined identity crisis in recent months, with a widespread fan […]

Williams' Rob Smedley says he was pleased with the 'mettle' displayed by the squad during last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. Felipe Massa capitalised on a mistake in the pits from Ferrari to jump ahead of Sebastian Vettel and secure his first podium of 2015, and Williams' second in succession. "It would be futile of me to say we didn’t get that podium via some good fortune as well but as people said in the past you make your own luck and we got ourselves into […]

Felipe Massa says Williams will keep up the fight with Ferrari for second in the Constructors' championship until the end of the season as he took his first podium of the year in Austria. Massa profited from a slow stop for Sebastian Vettel to move into third position and resisted the threat from the Ferrari driver across the final few laps. With Valtteri Bottas in fifth and Kimi Raikkonen crashing out on the opening lap, Williams gained 25 points to Ferrari's 12 to close the […]

Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa say they have been encouraged by the long run pace of the FW37 during practice for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. Williams had several new upgrades to its car during Friday practice and the squad focused on long runs, with Bottas and Massa not troubling the overall top 10 times across the course of the second session. "Our main aim today was to put the new parts we have through their paces and they all seem to be […]

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says that the squad is expecting a return to form in Canada this weekend after it suffered a dip in performance in Monaco. Neither Bottas nor team-mate Felipe Massa managed to collect a top 10 result in Monaco but the Finn posted the sixth fastest time during practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve prior to torrential rain. "The rain compromised FP2 for everyone but we knew it was coming so we were able to do a little bit of work at […]

Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen hit back at Williams' Felipe Massa following the Brazilian's comments that Verstappen was 'dangerous' in the Monaco Grand Prix. Verstappen collided with Lotus rival Romain Grosjean in Monaco, leading Massa to label Verstappen's driving as dangerous. Massa reiterated his comments during the press conference for the Canadian Grand Prix, leading to a terse response from Verstappen, comparing his collision to Massa's contact with Sergio Perez in 2014. "Well, everybody can have their opinion, that’s the first thing but I looked […]

Williams driver Felipe Massa labelled Max Verstappen's driving as 'dangerous' after the rookie crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen was racing Romain Grosjean for 10th place but clipped the back of his rival and slammed into the wall at Sainte Devote. Verstappen was judged to be at fault and handed a five place grid penalty for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix, along with two points on his license. Williams rival Massa, who came home a lapped 15th in the Principality, was […]

Williams pair Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were left to lament on a tough weekend for the squad as neither driver scored points in Monaco. Bottas' two stop strategy failed to bear fruit as he took 14th place, while team-mate Massa was involved in a collision at the start which restricted him to 15th. "This has been a tough weekend that ended in an even tougher race," said Bottas. "We tried everything to try and get some points but with the pace we had it […]

Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas admitted the squad simply lacks pace after neither made it through to Q3 at the Monaco Grand Prix. Massa was only 14th fastest while Bottas fell at the first hurdle and will line-up from 17th position. "There were no major issues during qualifying that caused us to be out of position; Monaco just isn’t a circuit that suits the characteristics of our car," said Massa. "We struggled throughout the day and found it hard to set the lap […]

Felipe Massa says that predicted dry conditions for the remainder of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend led to an absence of track action when wet weather struck the second practice session on Thursday. Heavy rain hit Monte Carlo 15 minutes into the session and drivers remained in the pit lane until the final 10 minutes, before emerging for some exploratory laps. "It hasn’t been as productive a day as we would have liked as the rain restricted our running," said Massa, who ultimately placed 12th. […]