Felipe Massa has hinted at having "interesting opportunities" for 2017, though he claims there is no rush to extend his Formula One career into a 15th season.
Massa is in his third season at Williams, where he moved to from Ferrari in 2014. There is currently speculation of Williams signing Jenson Button for 2017, which could spell the end of Massa's tenure at the team.
Despite the rumours, the Brazilian driver thinks it is too early to start worrying about securing another year at Williams or another at team on the grid.
"I think everything is open," Massa told F1i when asked about his future beyond 2016. "Everything is open inside Williams, maybe you have some opportunity in another team, we need to wait and see. I think it's a little bit too early.
"For sure the teams already start to think about it, you know that is clear, but what's going to happen I think is impossible to answer. But I think the situation is quite open in Williams and in other teams so we will see. I'm not really in a hurry, let's concentrate on each race and see what's going to happen."
Massa admits he is prepared for 2016 to be his final season in Formula One if that is how it turns out.
"I feel ready for everything. I feel ready to stay, I'm ready to do everything I can, I'm ready to enjoy myself. And if I don't have a good opportunity I'm ready to find a new job in something different!
"So I'm not in a rush and we'll decide in the right way for everything. So if I have a good opportunity, yes, this is what I like to do anyway. But I'm not here to be in the back of the field and just not enjoying myself. I'm not ready for that."
When it was then put to him that the perfect opportunity would be to stay at Williams in a competitive car in 2017, he replied: "Or maybe if you have some more interesting opportunities..."
When pressed on what he meant, he replied: "I don't want to put names down because I don't think that is really the right thing to do. But not a small team, so maybe teams like the ones I raced for but maybe also teams that are pushing to be better."