Felipe Massa says Williams has enough in hand over the likes of Force India and McLaren to be able to attack the teams at the front of the field in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Williams locked out the fourth row in qualifying, with Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull ahead and Nico Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso directly behind. The FW38 is suited to the high speed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Massa is confident Williams will be able to take an attacking approach.
Asked if Williams can fight with Red Bull during the race, Massa replied: “I hope so.
“Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, everyone! I hope so. We need to wait and see how the race will be but we need to try to fight with everybody in front of us. We have Kimi and Verstappen who are the first cars in front so we need to try.”
While McLaren has been closing the gap in 2016 and Force India scored a podium in Monaco, when asked if he sees either team as a threat Massa said: “Not for the moment.
“I think for the moment we are starting both cars in front of McLaren, both cars in front of Force India, so at the moment we are in a good shape against these teams that are behind us in the championship. We are not in an easy condition compared to the teams in the front.”
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