Felipe Massa will be following in the footsteps of a number of his idols when he sits behind the wheel of a Williams for the first time having signed for the team for next season.
The 32-year-old will end a run of eight years with Ferrari when the current campaign comes to a close in his home city of Sao Paulo later this month but he will remain in Formula One after agreeing a deal with the Oxfordshire-based marque.
Fellow Brazilian Nelson Piquet won his third and final drivers' championship with Williams in 1987 whilst compatriots Ayrton Senna and Rubens Barrichello have also turned out for the team.
"Williams is one of the most successful and important teams of all time in F1," Massa said. "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."
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