Williams is ready to win - Massa

Felipe Massa says Williams is ready to win races in 2015 ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Williams endured a poor 2013 season but bounced back under the new power unit regulations to finish third in the constructors’ championship with nine podium finishes. By its own admission, Williams was conservative at times and underprepared in terms of being able to challenge for victories, but asked if Williams is ready to win this year, Massa replied: “I think so.

“I think the team is still growing, we’re still working to improve and not to make some mistakes which we made during the season. We’re working to get the best out of the strategy, the best out of the mechanics, the pit stops, the drivers, the car, the evolution, development … I think the team is much more prepared.

“We’re still not as big as some other teams like Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull but I think we’re in a position to fight.”

And Massa also hints Williams may have been able to hide some of its potential during pre-season testing.

“I think everything we feel in the car is what we expected. Everything we saw from the numbers, from the car, from the wind tunnel, we saw it on the track. I think this is very important, but we also saw a big difference with Mercedes which is not a surprise looking at what they did last year.

“So this is another big fight which we’re going to have all season, but we’re ready to fight. Forgetting Mercedes - because we don’t know if they’re really far away like we saw in testing or not - so I think we are ready to fight with the others as well. I hope we can take the best out of the car every moment we’re on the track.”

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