Felipe Massa Still Has Much to Offer Williams, Formula 1 Despite Retirement Hint

Sir Frank Williams couldn't speak highly enough of his team's rising star, but he had a backhanded compliment specially prepared for his senior driver. As Williams announced their 2015 driver lineup on the morning of last year's Italian Grand Prix, confirming the partnership between Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa would extend into a second season, Sir Frank addressed a team of two halves. Having claimed a number of podium finishes in just his second year in Formula One, Bottas had established himself as a future world champion, and his team principal knew it, with Sir Frank telling BBC Sport's Andrew Benson how the team had "great hopes" for their "long-term investment." His assessment of Massa, however, was far less enthusiastic. Despit...

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