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Felipe Massa thinks that Fernando Alonso's absence from the Monaco Grand Prix is unprofessional. Last month, Alonso announced that he would be skipping Formula 1's most glamorous race to instead try his hand at the Indy 500.
While he has received praise from fellow drivers, Massa, who partnered Alonso at Ferrari from 2010-2013, thinks that Alonso should have stayed for F1's most famous and anticipated race.
"It was a surprise," Massa told the Spanish daily Marca, "but he's doing it because McLaren has a big, big problem. To be honest, I respect his decision but to stop racing in Formula 1 to do another race is not normal. I think it's not 100 percent professional," said the Williams driver.
Massa said it's possible that Alonso will leave McLaren-Honda at the end of the season: "It's very difficult to answer, but if he has the opportunity to go to a competitive team, if McLaren does not give him what he needs, I think he would leave yesterday," said the Brazilian.
Alonso is out of contract with McLaren at the end of the season. Renault recently admitted they were interested in signing him, however, told him that he would not have a competitive car for a couple of years.
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Login to replyjuju_hound
Posts: 180
So maybe it's not proffesional to step back from F1 and come back after 1 month
f1fan0101
Posts: 1,804
Don't agree, he's representing so much more than himself
ajpennypacker
Posts: 2,475
Massa just seems utterly unable to shut his mouth and refrain from saying dumb things. Remember when he said Verstappen would be dangerous for F1, and unable to cope with the challenge?
Funny thing is that if Alonso not being "100 percent professional" was able to outscore him by over X2 during their time as teammates... I am not sure what that says about Massa.
Squirrel10
Posts: 36
Says the man who retired for eight weeks, yup, really professional that was. It smacks a little (ok a lot) of driver envy