06/10/2009
NEWS STORY
At a time when some would have us believe that Williams are a bunch of sour faced old moanies, team founder Sir Frank Williams has sent Felipe Massa his good wishes ahead of next week's planned test.
Since Williams broke rank with FOTA, followed shortly afterwards by Force India, and signed up to the 2010 championship, some have claimed that the Grove outfit is deliberately at odds with its rivals.
First there was the objection to Michael Schumacher's planned F1 test, then talk of an objection to a fourteenth team and even plans for the British outfit to go it alone in terms of KERS.
However, in a brief statement issued ahead of Felipe Massa's planned test at the wheel of a 2007 car fitted with GP2 tyres, Frank Williams has issued the following:
"I would like to wish Felipe well with his return to a Formula One car next week. It is a tribute to the safety standards of Formula One today, and of course to Felipe's characteristic determination and drive, that he is making his return so soon. I hope that the test proves a successful step in his rehabilitation."