Ferrari’s Felipe Massa admits to have had talks with other F1 teams – Formula 1 news
Felipe Massa, who recently renewed his deal with Ferrari, confesses that he was in talks with other F1 teams during the uncertainty of his career with the team earlier this season.
When questioned about which teams he had been discussing his future with, Massa refused to take any names but also admitted that Ferrari was always his first priority.
“But what I really wanted was to continue with Ferrari,” he insisted.
The reason the driver was under so much pressure was to his ill performance as compared to his teammate Fernando Alonso who is running for this season’s F1 championship.
“There seemed to be a black cloud above me. Nothing was going right,” Massa said. “I was doing a job that is a dream for millions of people, but I was not happy because in many races I knew that the main culprit was me.”
Before his future was secured with Ferrari for another year; Massa stated that he had become immensely worried. He talked about moments when he thought his run with Ferrari might get finished even after he had been trying to improve for eighteen months.
His struggles finally earned him progress in the fifteenth race of the season in Japan where he was successful at scoring a top three finish.
After that, he became mentally calm and happier. He believes that the reason he was rehired by the team is that he is a potential driver and is experienced enough to extract the best out of the car as well as work well with the team. With the bad performance
left in the past and having been assured about his future, he feels much more motivated to continue performing.
Ferrari had been unsure of signing the driver but after his improved performance, they had no doubt. Team principal for Ferrari, Stefano Domenicali, denied allegations that the team made the decision because they had no other alternatives. They resigned
him because he has been with the team for more than ten years bringing potential to the team. He trusts Massa that he will not make them regret their decision.
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