Felipe Massa is hopeful that Williams can finish ahead of his former team Ferrari in the world championship standings, something he says would be “very positive” for him and the team.
The Brazilian reckons he departed Ferrari at the right time, just as Williams begins a resurgance whilst Ferrari struggles to remain on pace with the frontrunners.
“I think so,” he told Brazil’s SportTV when he was drawn on the subject. “It was very important for me [to leave]. Sometimes a change does you good. I needed it even if some things did not all fit together yet.
“But it will [eventually], and I think we can have a very positive future with this new team,” added Massa.
Williams has struggled to capitalise on its pace in the opening few races but has recently found its form, outscoring Ferrari 77 points to 55 in the last four races to close to within seven points of third in the standings.
Massa is hopeful that Williams can beat his old team and reckons the result, after finishing ninth with five points last year, would be “very positive”.
“Our fight now is with Ferrari,” he said. “We were in front until the last race [in Hungary] and Ferrari had a better race than Williams, but the chance to finish the year ahead of Ferrari is very large. That’s what we want.
“To be able to come up in one year into the top three, ahead of a big team like Ferrari, is very positive.”
