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Massa's style perfect for F1 2017 cars - Smedley

Felipe Massa's aggressive driving style is proving to be a perfect fit for Formula 1's new cars, his team saying he has found a level of comfort missing since his title-challenging 2008 campaign. The Brazilian had a retirement U-turn over the winter after Williams recalled him as replacement for then Mercedes-bound Valtteri Bottas. While Massa has not enjoyed the best of forms in recent campaigns, he has shown some strong pace in pre-season testing, and even topped the times earlier this week. Williams performance chief Rob Smedley believes that one of the explanations for what has happened this week is that the increased downforce and grip of F1's 2017 cars is perfectly in line to what...
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