Bravo Massa

The Brazilian F1 driver Felipe Massa became my favorite when he partnered the legendary Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari team back in 2006. Massa was a great number two driver that Schumacher needed, as he knew his role was to provide the best support to the team’ s no .1 driver.

When Michael announced his retirement at the end of the 2006 season, Massa would be partnered with Kimi Raikkonen to defend Ferrari’s honors the next year. After a great battle in 2007 with McLaren, Kimi won the Driver’s Championship and Ferrari won the Construct ors Championship. It would not have been possible without the hard work of Massa to make it to the finish line in top 3 positions.

In 2008, Massa was battling it out with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton for the title and it the Brazilian F1GP. It was a wet/dry race with numerous pit stops to change tires. Massa he got the title. However, a late overtaking move by Hamilton on a struggling Timo Glock of Toyota gave Lewis 5th place, which was enough to get the championship by 1 point! This was one of the most bizarre and memorable races ever in F1 history and a total heart breaker for Massa!

Massa suffered a severe head injury when a suspension arm from Rubens Ba ric hello’ s Brawn F1 car came loose and pierced though his visor in 2009. Massa almost lost his eye and retired for the rest of the season. He came back the next year, but he was not the same. He retired from Ferrari in 2013 and went to Williams where he ended his glorious career in 2017.