Williams Felipe Massa isn’t mourning the departure of former supremo Bernie Ecclestone from the helm of Formula 1.
Ecclestone has been critical of the sport’s new management but also admitting that CEO Chase Carey has embarked on a different agenda than Mr E’s ‘profit for shareholders’ governance.
Massa believes however that a change of the old guard was necessary.
“Don’t get me wrong — I think Bernie Ecclestone is a genius,” the Williams driver said.
“But the world has changed a lot. Despite all his genius, I think Bernie does not fully understand all of the current trends with his 86 years. It is important to move now in a progressive way,” Massa added.
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Massa said a great example of how to make F1 “more popular and more interesting” was the young Ferrari fan who got to meet Kimi Raikkonen during a recent grand prix.
“We need a younger outlook and a more professional approach in certain areas,” said Massa.
“This year the drivers have been met two or three times by the new owners in the briefings, because for many years we often had proposals but the answer was always ‘no’.”
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