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Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has admitted he has been "impressed" with his switch to Mercedes power for 2014.
Now that he is a member of the Williams-Mercedes team, it is the first time in his F1 career Massa's car is not powered by a Ferrari engine.
"I went to the (Mercedes) factory and I was impressed," Massa is quoted by Italy's La Repubblica.
Massa's last comment suggests that he no longer felt loved at Ferrari.
"I will not speak badly of Ferrari," he insisted. "I was there many years and I lived some beautiful moments. And some very bad ones as well."
He does not hide that Hockenheim 2010, when he was told 'Fernando (Alonso) is faster than you', was the low point.
"They did not let me win a race that I deserved," said Massa. "It was not just the team order that hurt me, but the fact that I had come back from a very bad accident. It would have been very important to me."
Asked if he often behaved 'too loyally' to Ferrari, he admitted: "Yes, maybe I did. But now it's the past and it doesn't matter.
"I remember the wonderful years at Ferrari, and the friendships with many people."
Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has admitted he has been "impressed" with his switch to Mercedes power for 2014.
Now that he is a member of the Williams-Mercedes team, it is the first time in his F1 career Massa's car is not powered by a Ferrari engine.
"I went to the (Mercedes) factory and I was impressed," Massa is quoted by Italy's La Repubblica.
Massa's last comment suggests that he no longer felt loved at Ferrari.
"I will not speak badly of Ferrari," he insisted. "I was there many years and I lived some beautiful moments. And some very bad ones as well."
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| Felipe Massa, Ferrari 150 Italia. (Photo: WRi2) |
He does not hide that Hockenheim 2010, when he was told 'Fernando (Alonso) is faster than you', was the low point.
"They did not let me win a race that I deserved," said Massa. "It was not just the team order that hurt me, but the fact that I had come back from a very bad accident. It would have been very important to me."
Asked if he often behaved 'too loyally' to Ferrari, he admitted: "Yes, maybe I did. But now it's the past and it doesn't matter.
"I remember the wonderful years at Ferrari, and the friendships with many people."