Felipe Massa Announces Ferrari Exit On Twitter

Felipe Massa has announced that he will be leaving the Ferrari team at the end of the 2013 season. The Brazilian, who has raced for the Maranello-based outfit since 2006, revealed the news via his official Twitter account on Tuesday.

From 2014 i will no longer be driving for Ferrari. I would like to thank the team for all the… http://t.co/ubhtiS79EE
— Felipe1Massa (@Felipe1Massa) September 10, 2013

On Instagram, Massa added: "From 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari. I would like to thank the team for all the victories and incredible moments experienced together. Thank you also to my wife and all of my family, to my fans and all my Sponsors."

"From each one of you I have always received a great support! Right now I want to push as hard as possible with Ferrari for the remaining 7 races. For next year, I want to find a team that can give me a competitive car to win many more races and challenge for the Championship which remains my greatest objective! Thank you all. Felipe."

Having won eleven F1 races with Ferrari, Massa was not able to win a Grand Prix since his home Grand Prix at Interlagos, when he lost the 2008 Drivers title to Lewis Hamilton in the last lap. His last personal best result dates back to last year, when he finished second at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

With Massa's Ferrari seat becoming available for the 2014 season, his former team mate Kimi Räikkönen has been widely tipped to partner Fernando Alonso at the Italian team.



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