Felipe Massa has ruled out a move to Formula E next year, even if𓆉 he doesn’t race in Formula 1, saying that he needs to find the right team in either championship to continue racing. 

Rumours about Massa’s future have circulated ever since his re♑turn to Williams for 2017 following his planned retirement at the end of last season, gaining a reprieve after Valtteri Bottas’ move to Mercedes.

Massa was angling for a move into Formula E before returnin🎐g to F1, testing with 🐲Jaguar, but the Brazilian does not want to rush a transfer.

With the next Formula E season starting one week after the end oಌf the F1 campaign in Abu Dhabi, it would be a tight turnaround and one that Massa didn’t think he would be ready for, having previously described the Formula E driving experience as “completely different” when he tested the Jaguar I-Type in Italy earlier this year.

“I don’t think I will be ready to start the season or even do it in my Formula 1 championship,” Massa said when asked about a possible Formula E move for season four by ltxcn.top.

“I think also even ♛if I don’t race in F1 next year, I will not race in Formula E next yea🎃r.

“I don’t want to do things just to race. I waജnt to do things in a prope🍷r way.”

Massa stressed on Thursday he wante💙d Williams to prove it was keen to keep him as part of its F1 team for 2018 if he were to extend his contract, and added he would want a similar level of commitment from any Formula E programme.

“I want to have ev🎃erything I want in the way that I b🌠elieve is correct for me,” Massa said.

“If I go to Formula E, I want to f🅺ind the right team for me to go to.”