Felipe Massa has been given the nod to become Pastor Maldonado’s replacement at the Williams F1 Team for the 2014 season.
Massa was let go by his current Ferrari team earlier this year to make way for the return of Kimi Raikkonen.
At the end of this year, Massa will have completed his eighth year with the Scuderia, amassing 11 grand prix victories and also finishing runner up by a single point in the 2008 championship.
“Williams is one of the most successful and important teams of all time in Formula One,” said Massa.
“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.”
Team Principal Sir Frank Williams said “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.”
Massa becomes the sixth Brazilian driver to represent the Williams F1 Team. The legendary British team was previously home to drivers such as Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and even Rubens Barrichello.
Valtteri Bottas is confirmed to partner the Brazilian next year, in what will be his second for Williams.
The Finnish driver has endured a tough year with an uncompetitive car, but stood out at the Canadian Grand Prix, qualifying third in tricky conditions.
While Massa is on a three year deal with Williams, the plans of Maldonado are currently unknown.
It was said his backing from Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA would land him a deal with Lotus, however that looks unlikely, with the advent of Quantum Motorsports signing with Lotus.
Quantum’s preference is to have Sauber star Nico Hulkenberg.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Massa says that he is hoping to lead Williams out of their 'dark days' but it all depends on what the car is like next year, with the new regulations. It is likely that Massa's engineer Rob Smedley will jump ship from Ferrari over to Williams too.
Francis Curro
Roar Pro
Glad they got rid of Maldonado, he is only their because of his money.
Daniel Bradley
Roar Rookie
I also have to admit Massa would always start the season in a bit of an erratic manner but would then build up the momentum which he did in 2006 and 2008 when he was at Ferrari.
Steven McBain
Roar Guru
Good driver, very quick but not sure he ever had it in him to be a world champion even before the accident. I know how ridiculously close he was to winning it the year he lost it to Hamilton but those are the margins in F1. I'm maybe being a bit harsh but I just think the very best have a way of making it happen hence the difference between Vettel and Weber.
Daniel Bradley
Roar Rookie
All I have to say is that this time at Williams is set to be Massa's last team in his Formula 1 career. It's such a shame that ever since he had that life-threatening accident at Hungary in 2009 he has never reached his full potential that he had in 2008.