F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are split over whether Felipe Massa’s move to Williams is a boost to the departing Ferrari driver’s career.<\/p>\n
Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, likened Massa’s move after a long stint with Ferrari to his own decision to leave McLaren and join Mercedes this year.<\/p>\n
“It’s a great opportunity for Felipe,” said the Briton, who was almost beaten to his title by Massa in a thrilling Interlagos finale five years ago.<\/p>\n
“He was at Ferrari for a very long time,” Hamilton is quoted by Brazil’s Globo.<\/p>\n
“And that is good in some ways, but going somewhere else – trying something new and working with new people – will be refreshing for him.<\/p>\n
“It will be like fresh air for him, as it was for me,” he added.<\/p>\n
“And they (Williams) will have a good engine (Mercedes) next year,” Hamilton continued.<\/p>\n
“So I think it could be a turning point for him.”<\/p>\n
Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, however, has a slightly different view.\u00a0 Before joining Mercedes in 2010, Rosberg began his career at Oxfordshire based Williams, for whom he drove for four years.<\/p>\n
“I think it will be quite difficult for him,” the German said.<\/p>\n
“To leave a team like Ferrari, where everything is possible, to go to Williams, he will find that everything is much more limited,” said Rosberg.<\/p>\n
“It will be difficult for him to adapt to being in a smaller team,” he added.<\/p>\n
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