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Felipe Massa says that Williams's 2018 car will look a lot more aggressive than its 2017 challenger. Massa, who retired at the end of the 2017 season, admits that he peeked at the car in the wind tunnel last year and was impressed by what he saw.
"I saw the new car in the wind tunnel and I saw so many changes that look quite interesting," Massa told Autosport. "Everybody is working. Maybe you get to the first race and everybody has so many different changes and everything in the car. The car looks a lot more aggressive. It looks a lot different so I believe maybe they can improve."
The 2018 car will be the first that Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has headed. Lowe joined the Grove-based squad following the conclusion of the 2016 season, leaving Mercedes after securing three consecutive championships.
Williams is the only team left to announce its line-up for this season, with Sergey Sirotkin reportedly close to signing a deal. Massa added that the team will have a fight on its hands next year as he predicts Renault and McLaren will move upwards.
"You will have Renault that will improve," he said. "You will also have McLaren so we need to see how much it can be this improvement. I need to see also what the drivers can do but I believe maybe the team can have a better car compared to what we had until now."
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