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No talks with teams about 2017 F1 – Massa

No talks with teams about 2017 F1 – Massa Felipe Massa says he had no negotiations with F1 teams prior to announcing his decision to retire at Monza. The emotional Brazilian said he wanted to let the news slip at Monza, where exactly a decade ago Michael Schumacher announced his own retirement news. 'Michael saved my career in 2006 and I'll never forget it,' Massa is quoted by Blick newspaper. Indeed, Ferrari had already signed Kimi Raikkonen for 2007 and was weighing up whether to keep Schumacher or Massa for the other seat. Fast forward ten years to 2016, and 35-year-old Massa said he already knew he would be calling it a day 'a few months ago'. 'I didn't talk with any other teams,...
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