The Williams F1 team announced on Monday that it will sign Felipe Massa for the 2014 Formula 1 season.

Massa will drive alongside Valtteri Bottas at the Grove based team for 2014.

“We are delighted to be able to confirm our 2014 driver line-up and welcome Felipe into the Williams family. He is an exceptional talent and a real fighter on the race track; he also brings a wealth of experience as we begin a new chapter in our story.” Said Sir Frank Williams about Massa.

Massa joins Williams on a multi-year deal and with the new regulations coming in from next season, they will look to Massa for his experience and hope that he will bring in the points and return Williams to the front of the grid.

“Williams is one of the most successful and important teams of all time in Formula One. When I was a kid, I always dreamed about racing for Williams, Ferrari or McLaren and I’m glad to be signing with another icon of the sport following my time at Ferrari. It is also nice to remember that some of the best Brazilian drivers raced for Williams and cemented a strong national link with the team. With such a major change of regulations in 2014, I hope my experience will be useful in helping the team in its effort to move on from a difficult period.” Said Massa.

With Massa being announced, there is a good chance that his race engineer, Rob Smedley, will move with him to Williams.

Bottas on the other hand has been quite impressive this season, performing rather well in very tough conditions. “Valtteri is a valued member of the team and I’m pleased he was able to demonstrate his talent in tricky conditions in Montréal. There is much more to come from him.” said Sir Frank Williams

Deputy Team Principal, Claire Williams was full of praise for their rookie driver: “Valtteri is an exciting, young talent who has done a solid job for us in his rookie season and we are looking forward to giving him the equipment he deserves to show just how good he is.”

This was a very good move from Sir Frank, opting to go with experience right before a major regulation change. It could work out very nicely for Williams.

The grid is shaping up rather nicely for 2014. We’ve got to wait for Lotus to make their move and of course lets not forget that Ross Brawn could be a free agent next season. What ever it is, we will keep you updated.