Mercedes’ motorsport director, Toto Wolff, has revealed Felipe Massa is under consideration for a 2014 DTM drive with the Stuttgart manufacturer.
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Massa will be a free agent as of the end of the 2013 Formula 1 season, after Ferrari decided to replace him with Kimi Räikkönen for 2014.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# p O/ t2 t$ ^; K. ^0 f
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The Brazilian has stated his intention for next season is to continue in F1 with a top-level team.
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However, should Massa be unable to secure a drive with a front-running team, he has admitted he will look elsewhere to other series.' @/ O0 X, p* H: S$ a _
/ \1 h l0 O: E( u8 L' h- c0 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“I still believe I can do a lot in F1, but if not maybe DTM,” said Massa. “It would be interesting to race in that, but I would like to have a good opportunity to be competitive.
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$ k h6 ?# `1 w& @! a4 P4 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“If it’s too late to get that in DTM maybe I would wait one year.”4 @& _$ h, M: E" K" S% G0 T% ~6 e# P
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In light of Massa’s comments, Wolff has revealed Mercedes would be open to giving Massa a chance in the DTM.+ c# A4 j9 w) s4 r# b4 Y! U* h# U
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“Somebody like Felipe can always be an asset for DTM or for any other racing series.
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: Z5 B( G$ Y0 s3 ~5 z- Q“Definitely he is an interesting guy and we must consider him.” |