Rob Smedley believes Carlos Sainz has made a smart move by taking a low-key approach to life with Ferrari – unlike Felipe Massa in 2006.

Massa and Smedley formed a lengthy and successful partnership as driver and race engineer at Ferrari, the Briton also joining Williams to head up their trackside operations when the Brazilian moved there in 2014.

Remembered as the voice behind the infamous “Fernando is faster than you” team orders message over the radio during the 2010 German Grand Prix, Smedley thinks Massa was too bullish when he arrived at Ferrari – throwing down the gauntlet to team-mate Michael Schumacher in the seven-time World Champion’s last season with the Scuderia.