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Felipe Massa has admitted he is not missing Bernie Ecclestone's ruling in Formula 1. Ecclestone has been critical of the changes already made by the men who took over his role, Chase Carey, Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches, but long term F1 driver Massa said things needed to change.
"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 said one way to make things “more popular and more interesting” was to continue focusing on the younger generation. One example being earlier on in the season when a young Ferrari fan got upset with Kimi Raikkonen’s retirement and later on in the race met the Ferrari veteran.
"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'."
Massa is clearly welcoming the changes and feels it is beneficial for the sport. He is also likely to be welcoming the race weekend at Canada wanting to score some points for Williams who did not have the easiest of races in Monaco, only finishing ninth.
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