Felipe Massa has targeted the 2015 drivers' title. Initially disappointed to have been ousted by Ferrari, the Brazilian appeared rejuvenated in 2014 after switching to Williams. The formerly beleaguered Grove team was the surprise of the season, ending it as undoubtedly Mercedes' closest competitor. The younger Valtteri Bottas was the team's main star of 2014, but 33-year-old Massa insists he is still right on the pace. "Many things happened in the first phase of the season that made me lose many strong results," he is […]

Felipe Massa says he thought Williams had a chance at claiming victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he finished just a couple of seconds behind newly crowned champion Lewis Hamilton. Massa leapt up to third at the start and inherited second place once Nico Rosberg's Mercedes developed an ERS problem. Massa prolonged the life of his tyres during the second stint of the race and was able to stop late for a fresh set of Options. He closed the gap to leader Hamilton […]

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has set his sights on overhauling Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso to finish in fourth place in the Drivers' Championship. Bottas has claimed five podium finishes in 2014 but slipped back to sixth in the standings after he placed only 10th in Brazil. Vettel holds fourth in the standings with 159 points, two ahead of Alonso and three in front of Bottas. "Abu Dhabi is going to be an exciting race and it could play out one of two ways," he […]

Felipe Massa expressed his happiness after claiming third position at his home race in Brazil. Massa climbed onto the podium despite being hit by a five second penalty for speeding in the pits, while he also erred by entering McLaren's pit box by mistake at his next stop. "It was not an easy race but what a fantastic result for me, for my family, and for the team to finish on the podium in front of my home fans," he said. "The energy from the […]

Felipe Massa expressed his happiness despite having to abort his final lap in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Massa qualified in third place for his home race but had to abandon his last attempt after engine issues delayed his entry onto the track and left him mired in traffic. "[It's] very emotional to be here in Brazil and have a competitive car, [to] start in the top three," he said. "I didn’t use everything I could from the car as I had traffic and […]

Fernando Alonso remains the big player as the F1 driver 'silly season' reaches its climax for another year. Further down the grid, the field of 2015 is now beginning to shape up. Lotus is set to keep Romain Grosjean, and Jean-Eric Vergne is getting one more year at Toro Rosso. At Force India, a minor spat is taking place over some details of Sergio Perez's contract, with the Mexican saying he wants "a couple of changes" for 2015. Team owner Vijay Mallya, however, is sticking […]

Felipe Massa says competing at his home race is 'great motivation' as he seeks a strong result in front of the Brazilian crowd. Massa won at Interlagos for Ferrari in 2006 and 2008 and has also claimed podium finishes at the circuit in 2007 and 2012. "The track is great, although it’s very small it’s also very technical," he said. "The Senna S is very difficult especially as the gradient changes so there is a specific way to drive this sector. "With two straights and […]

Felipe Massa believes that Williams missed out on finishing on the podium at the United States Grand Prix. Massa spent much of the race in third place but was jumped by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo through the second round of stops and came home in fourth place. "I had a very good start to get up to third place and we showed strong pace throughout the race, but unfortunately a slower than normal pitstop allowed Ricciardo to jump me and this could have cost us […]

Williams pair Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas say that it was difficult to find the optimum balance with the FW36 due to the windy conditions during Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix. Massa was fifth fastest in the second session, while Bottas placed 11th after sitting out the first session in favour of reserve driver Felipe Nasr. "I always enjoy driving this track and we’ve had a productive day and completed what we set out to do," said Massa. "It was very windy […]

Felipe Massa has criticised Pirelli's tyre choice selection for the forthcoming Brazilian grand prix, saying it may even be "dangerous". Last year's dominant topic, when drivers regularly complained about the quality and high degradation of Pirelli's tyres, now seems a distant memory. In Russia, Nico Rosberg was able to complete the entire race distance on a single set of tyres after his first-corner brake lockup and subsequent pitstop. Many have concluded that F1's official supplier is being far too conservative with its compound choices in […]

Valtteri Bottas is sure that an error on his final flying lap during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix did not cost him a chance at claiming his maiden Formula 1 pole position. Bottas had set a time faster than Lewis Hamilton after the second sector split but ran wide at the final corner and did not manage to improve on his earlier lap time, meaning that he finished the session in third. But while believing that his mistake cost him a shot at a […]

Valtteri Bottas says that getting tyres into their operating window over one lap will be challenging, with tyre preservation not being an issue during practice. Bottas missed some of the first session due to a tyre blanket malfunctioning and ended the day in fifth place. "I’m positively surprised by the track as it’s more challenging than I expected with quite a few technical sections, especially the final sector and I found it enjoyable to drive," he said. "The asphalt is quite smooth and combined with […]