“Maybe Next Time It Will Be Leclerc…”: Ferrari Alumnus Warns the Prancing Horses of Growing F1 Threat

Felipe Massa has been a part of a title-winning Ferrari team. The Brazilian saw the last Red triumph in 2007. Massa picked up some valuable lessons from his time with the Italian Team. He recently shared his words of wisdom to aid his team in this year’s battle.

Massa clearly believes that reliability should be the Prancing Horses’ major concern this season. He thinks it is more important than nominating a clear number 1 driver to back at the team.

Massa said, “At the moment, for Ferrari, reliability should be a top priority.” He went on to add, “They need to sort that out first before they assign a leader to the team.” talking about the potential number 1 battle between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

The Brazilian concluded by saying, “Maybe next time it will be Leclerc who will be absent at the finish and Sainz will win. So it is too early to assign roles, because even in Maranello they don’t know who will reach the finish line when of the next race.” (Translated using Google Translate)

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Massa knows clearly about the feeling of being a second driver. He spent most of his time on the team as a second driver.

Ferrari favored circuits upcoming, according to Felipe Massa

The former Ferrari driver has already shared words of wisdom for that team. However, the Brazilian has more on his mind. The former F1 driver believes that the next few circuits on the calendar might benefit Maranello outfit.

He said, “Red Bull and Ferrari are tied. It’s nice to see because they are two cars with two different philosophies. Now high downforce is with Ferrari and high speed is with Red Bull.”

Massa thinks the French GP might be Ferrari’s to lose. He said, “I clearly see the Paul Ricard as a circuit for Ferrari, despite the two straights”. He further added, “I also see Hungary as a Ferrari circuit,”

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However, he also thinks that Spa with the longest straight of the year will be Red Bull’s track. Let’s wait and watch how the next races unfold to see if Massa’s evaluation is accurate.