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Ferrari is likely to "miss" Williams-bound Felipe Massa, said Fernando Alonso. Ferrari has signed Kimi Raikkonen for the 2014 Formula 1 season.
Alonso, who said he counts Massa among his few friends on the F1 grid, pushed to keep Massa on board but must face the prospect of working alongside Raikkonen.
'MASSA WAS A HARD WORKER'
Alonso said: "Definitely Felipe was a hard worker. He works day and night for the team to improve the car's performance.
"I don't know Kimi, but the rumours say that he speaks very little and is a bit more isolated. So I think that Ferrari could miss him (Massa)."
However, Alonso played down the prospect that a bad working relationship between himself and Raikkonen will hurt Ferrari.
Alonso said: "What we have to do now is focus on making a good car in the winter. If it's good, like the Red Bull, it doesn't matter if there's 'Multi-21', 'Multi-35' or anything like that, because the atmosphere in the team will be great."
Alonso, who said he counts Massa among his few friends on the F1 grid, pushed to keep Massa on board but must face the prospect of working alongside Raikkonen.
'MASSA WAS A HARD WORKER'
Alonso said: "Definitely Felipe was a hard worker. He works day and night for the team to improve the car's performance.
"I don't know Kimi, but the rumours say that he speaks very little and is a bit more isolated. So I think that Ferrari could miss him (Massa)."
However, Alonso played down the prospect that a bad working relationship between himself and Raikkonen will hurt Ferrari.
Alonso said: "What we have to do now is focus on making a good car in the winter. If it's good, like the Red Bull, it doesn't matter if there's 'Multi-21', 'Multi-35' or anything like that, because the atmosphere in the team will be great."