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Name = Felipe Massa | |
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Image = [[Image:Felipe Massa thumbs-up.jpg|222px]] | |
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Caption = Massa giving a thumbs-up at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]] | |
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Nationality = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil]]ian | |
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Car number = 5 | |
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Team = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari]] | |
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Team for 2007 = [[Scuderia Ferrari]] | |
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Races = 86 (85 starts) | |
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Championships = 0 | |
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Wins = 5 | |
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Podiums = 15 | |
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Points = 187 | |
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Poles = 8 | |
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Fastest laps = 7 | |
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First race = [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]] | |
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First win = [[2006 Turkish Grand Prix]] | |
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Last win = [[2007 Turkish Grand Prix]] | |
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Last race = [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix]] | |
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Last season = 2007 | |
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Last position = 4th (80 pts) | |
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'''Felipe Massa''' (born [[April 25]], [[1981]]) is a [[Brazil]]ian [[Formula One]] racing driver, currently employed by the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] team. |
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==Early career== |
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Massa, a [[Brazilian]] whose grandfather came to Brazil from the city of [[Cerignola]], [[Italy]], was born in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. Massa began [[Kart racing|karting]] when he was 8 years old, finishing fourth in his first season. He continued in national and international championships for 7 years, and in 1998 he moved into Formula Chevrolet, finishing the Brazilian championship in fifth. In the next season, he won 3 of the 10 races and took the championship. In 2000, he moved to [[Europe]] to compete in the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Formula Renault]] series, winning both it and the European Formula Renault championship in the same year. Whilst having the opportunity to move into [[Formula 3]], he opted instead for the [[Formula 3000]] Euro-Series, and was dominant, winning 6 of the 8 races to take the championship. He was offered an F1 test with the [[Sauber]] team, who promptly signed him for 2002. In the meantime he drove for [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] in the [[European Touring Car Championship]] as a guest driver. |
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==Formula One career== |
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===Sauber (2002, 2004-2005)=== |
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[[Image:Felipe Massa 2005.jpg|thumb|left|Massa driving for [[Sauber]] at the [[2005 British Grand Prix]].]] |
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In his [[rookie]] year in Formula 1, Massa was paired with [[1999 Formula 3000 season|1999]] F3000 champion [[Nick Heidfeld]] at the Sauber team. Massa showed he was a competitive driver, but made several mistakes during his rookie season, including spinning off the track on several occasions. Massa scored 4 championship points in his first season, with a best result of 5th place at the [[2002 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] at the [[Circuit de Catalunya]]. Massa suffered a one race suspension late in the season, forcing him to miss the [[2002 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]. [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]], Sauber's former driver drove for Massa in that race. Although Massa returned to the driver's seat for the [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], Sauber confirmed that Frentzen would partner Heidfeld in 2003, and therefore, Massa was without a race seat at Sauber. But it was confirmed by Felipe Massa himself that a deal was brokered with [[Scuderia Ferrari]] that he would spend his early F1 career gaining experience in the Sauber Team to move on to Ferrari in the future. |
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After gaining more experience showing signs that his mistake rate had declined, Ferrari dealt with Sauber to re-sign Massa for the [[2004 Formula One season|2004]] season. In 2004, Massa scored 12 of Sauber's 34 points, with his best result being a fourth place finish at the [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]]. His teammate, [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], scored the team's other 22 points. In [[2005 Formula One season|2005]], Massa remained with Sauber. Although he only scored 11 points, Massa outpaced his teammate [[Jacques Villeneuve]] through most of the season, and beat him in the drivers' championship. In [[2006 Formula One season|2006]], Massa joined [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] as a race-driver, alongside [[Michael Schumacher]]. |
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===Ferrari (2006-Present)=== |
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[[Image:Felipe Massa 2006 Brazil winner.jpg|left|thumb|Massa celebrating victory at the [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix]].]] |
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====2006==== |
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Felipe Massa got a good start at Ferrari, qualifying second at the opening race in [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]], and came from 21st position to 5th in Malaysia, beating teammate Michael Schumacher, who'd started from 14th. However, in Bahrain, in both Saturday practice and the race, he seemed to resume his tendency to spin, narrowly missing eventual winner [[Fernando Alonso]] in the race. He kept up his reputation as being a bit on the wild side at the Australian GP when he crashed his Ferrari in qualifying, and then collided with [[Christian Klien]] and [[Nico Rosberg]] at the first corner of the race. However, Massa scored his first career podium at the [[Nürburgring]], finishing third, behind Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso. He also set the fastest lap at Barcelona in 2006. Massa achieved four more podium finishes in 2006, in the USA, France and Germany and took his first F1 [[pole position]] and his first F1 win at the [[2006 Turkish Grand Prix]], at the [[Istanbul Park]] circuit. His future position at Ferrari was secured when Michael Schumacher announced on [[10 September]] 2006, that he would retire from F1 at the end of the 2006 season. On October 22, Felipe Massa won his home grand prix at the [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix]], marking the first time a Brazilian driver won at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]] since [[Ayrton Senna]] in 1993. The Brazilian eventually finished the season third with 80 points, behind world champion Fernando Alonso and Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher. |
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[[Image:Felipe Massa 2007 Bahrain.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Massa won his first race of {{F1|2007}} at [[2007 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]].]] |
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====2007==== |
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In 2007 pre-season testing, Massa topped the times five times and set the fastest lap for four out of five circuits. |
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Massa's 2007 season began with problems. At the season opening [[2007 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]], he suffered a [[gearbox]] problem during qualifying and required an [[engine]] change. The combination of a gearbox failure in qualifying, coupled with a 10-grid-slot penalty for the engine change required that Massa start from the pit lane. He drove a recovery race in Australia, using a one pitstop strategy to finish in sixth place. Massa's problems continued in Malaysia, where despite qualifying on pole position, he was passed by the McLarens of Fernando Alonso and [[Lewis Hamilton]] by the first corner. An overtaking attempt on Hamilton saw Massa run off the track and lose two more places, dropping down to fifth place, where he finished the race. Massa won the Grands Prix of Bahrain and Spain, both from pole position, and finished third in Monaco. |
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Massa was black flagged in the [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] for leaving the pit lane while the red light was showing <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6738963.stm BBC Sport Canadian Grand Prix Report]</ref> and finished on the podium behind Lewis Hamilton and Alonso in the [[2007 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]. At the [[2007 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]], he led for most of the race before losing first place to teammate [[Kimi Räikkönen]] during the final round of pitstops. Massa later blamed heavy traffic for losing the lead. He qualified in fourth place for the [[2007 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], but on the first parade lap his car stalled, and he was forced to start in 21st position from the pit lane. However, he was able to move through the field, eventually finishing in fifth place behind [[Robert Kubica]]. |
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At the [[2007 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]] he took third place in the qualifying session while his teammate [[Kimi Räikkönen]] secured pole position. Massa finished second in the race, after Fernando Alonso passed him with 5 laps remaining. After the race, when Massa came to congratulate Alonso for winning the race and Alonso expressed dissatisfaction at Massa's aggressive attempt to avoid being overtaken. This discussion led to a verbal dispute between the two drivers{{Fact|date=July 2007}}. |
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Massa won the [[2007 Turkish Grand Prix]], which was his second win at the circuit. Fellow Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen finished second and Fernando Alonso came third. |
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==Complete Formula One results== |
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([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) |
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! Points |
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| [[2002 Formula One season|2002]] |
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! [[Sauber]] [[Petronas]] |
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! [[Sauber]] [[Sauber C21|C21]] |
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! [[Petronas]] 02A 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]] |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2002 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br /><small>6</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2002 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>8</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2002 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>5</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2002 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2002 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>6</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2002 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2002 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>7</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2002 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>7</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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| [[2002 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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! 13th |
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! 4 |
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| [[2004 Formula One season|2004]] |
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! [[Sauber]] [[Petronas]] |
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! [[Sauber]] [[Sauber C23|C23]] |
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! [[Petronas]] 04A 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]] |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2004 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2004 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br /><small>8</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br /><small>12</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>5</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>13</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>13</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2004 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>4</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>12</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small>8</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>8</small> |
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! 12th |
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! 12 |
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| [[2005 Formula One season|2005]] |
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! [[Sauber]] [[Petronas]] |
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! [[Sauber]] [[Sauber C24|C24]] |
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! [[Petronas]] 05A 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]] |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2005 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br /><small>7</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>11</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>14</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2005 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>4</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[2005 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>DNS</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2005 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2005 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>8</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>14</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2005 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>11</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2005 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>10</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small>6</small> |
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! 11 |
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| [[2006 Formula One season|2006]] |
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari]]<br>[[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] |
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 248 F1|248 F1]] |
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]] |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br /><small>5</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2006 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2006 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>4</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[2006 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>3</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]''<br /><small>4</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2006 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>5</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>6</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[2006 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>2</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[2006 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>3</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[2006 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>2</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]''<br /><small>7</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[2006 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]'''<br /><small>1</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2006 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>9</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2006 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''[[2006 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]'''<br /><small>2</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''<br /><small>1</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''3rd''' |
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''80''' |
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| [[2007 Formula One season|2007]] |
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari]]<br>[[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] |
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F2007|F2007]] |
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]] |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2007 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>6</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| '''[[2007 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]'''<br /><small>5</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[2007 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]'''''<br /><small>1</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[2007 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]'''''<br /><small>1</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>3</small> |
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|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=white>CAN</font>]]<br /><small>DSQ</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[2007 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>3</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''''[[2007 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''''<br /><small>2</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2007 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>5</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[2007 European Grand Prix|EUR]]''<br /><small>2</small> |
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>13</small> |
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[2007 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]'''<br /><small>1</small> |
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[2007 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[2007 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br /><small>2</small> |
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>6</small> |
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| [[2007 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small></small> |
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| [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small> |
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| '''4th'''* |
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| '''80'''* |
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''*''Season in progress. |
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==Trivia== |
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On [[24 August]] [[2007]], Felipe Massa stated that he is a fan of [[Fenerbahçe]] <ref>[http://english.sabah.com.tr/CD531EE3821D4060A42BB538CC3D0120.html I'm a fan of Fenerbahçe]</ref>. Massa said: "[[Zico]] was idol of my childhood, [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]] is my best friend. I am a Fenerbahçe fan, because it is just like [[Brazil]]ian team. I love [[Turkey]], as I won my first championship race in Turkey, it has special value for me." |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Brazilians|Famous Brazilians]] |
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* [[List of Brazilians in sport]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.felipemassa.com/ The official website for Felipe Massa] |
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* [http://www.f1db.com/f1/page/Felipe_Massa Felipe Massa profile and statistics] |
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* [http://www.4mula1.ro/history/driver/Felipe_Massa Felipe Massa statistics] |
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{{succession box|title = [[Eurocup Formula Renault|Eurocup Formula Renault champion]]|before= [[Gianmaria Bruni]] | after = [[Augusto Farfus]] | years=2000}} |
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Revision as of 15:43, 6 October 2007
Template:F1 driver Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by the Ferrari team.
Early career
Massa, a Brazilian whose grandfather came to Brazil from the city of Cerignola, Italy, was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Massa began karting when he was 8 years old, finishing fourth in his first season. He continued in national and international championships for 7 years, and in 1998 he moved into Formula Chevrolet, finishing the Brazilian championship in fifth. In the next season, he won 3 of the 10 races and took the championship. In 2000, he moved to Europe to compete in the Italian Formula Renault series, winning both it and the European Formula Renault championship in the same year. Whilst having the opportunity to move into Formula 3, he opted instead for the Formula 3000 Euro-Series, and was dominant, winning 6 of the 8 races to take the championship. He was offered an F1 test with the Sauber team, who promptly signed him for 2002. In the meantime he drove for Alfa Romeo in the European Touring Car Championship as a guest driver.
Formula One career
Sauber (2002, 2004-2005)
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In his rookie year in Formula 1, Massa was paired with 1999 F3000 champion Nick Heidfeld at the Sauber team. Massa showed he was a competitive driver, but made several mistakes during his rookie season, including spinning off the track on several occasions. Massa scored 4 championship points in his first season, with a best result of 5th place at the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya. Massa suffered a one race suspension late in the season, forcing him to miss the United States Grand Prix. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Sauber's former driver drove for Massa in that race. Although Massa returned to the driver's seat for the Japanese Grand Prix, Sauber confirmed that Frentzen would partner Heidfeld in 2003, and therefore, Massa was without a race seat at Sauber. But it was confirmed by Felipe Massa himself that a deal was brokered with Scuderia Ferrari that he would spend his early F1 career gaining experience in the Sauber Team to move on to Ferrari in the future. After gaining more experience showing signs that his mistake rate had declined, Ferrari dealt with Sauber to re-sign Massa for the 2004 season. In 2004, Massa scored 12 of Sauber's 34 points, with his best result being a fourth place finish at the Belgian Grand Prix. His teammate, Giancarlo Fisichella, scored the team's other 22 points. In 2005, Massa remained with Sauber. Although he only scored 11 points, Massa outpaced his teammate Jacques Villeneuve through most of the season, and beat him in the drivers' championship. In 2006, Massa joined Ferrari as a race-driver, alongside Michael Schumacher.
Ferrari (2006-Present)
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2006
Felipe Massa got a good start at Ferrari, qualifying second at the opening race in Bahrain, and came from 21st position to 5th in Malaysia, beating teammate Michael Schumacher, who'd started from 14th. However, in Bahrain, in both Saturday practice and the race, he seemed to resume his tendency to spin, narrowly missing eventual winner Fernando Alonso in the race. He kept up his reputation as being a bit on the wild side at the Australian GP when he crashed his Ferrari in qualifying, and then collided with Christian Klien and Nico Rosberg at the first corner of the race. However, Massa scored his first career podium at the Nürburgring, finishing third, behind Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso. He also set the fastest lap at Barcelona in 2006. Massa achieved four more podium finishes in 2006, in the USA, France and Germany and took his first F1 pole position and his first F1 win at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix, at the Istanbul Park circuit. His future position at Ferrari was secured when Michael Schumacher announced on 10 September 2006, that he would retire from F1 at the end of the 2006 season. On October 22, Felipe Massa won his home grand prix at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, marking the first time a Brazilian driver won at Interlagos since Ayrton Senna in 1993. The Brazilian eventually finished the season third with 80 points, behind world champion Fernando Alonso and Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher.
2007
In 2007 pre-season testing, Massa topped the times five times and set the fastest lap for four out of five circuits. Massa's 2007 season began with problems. At the season opening Australian Grand Prix, he suffered a gearbox problem during qualifying and required an engine change. The combination of a gearbox failure in qualifying, coupled with a 10-grid-slot penalty for the engine change required that Massa start from the pit lane. He drove a recovery race in Australia, using a one pitstop strategy to finish in sixth place. Massa's problems continued in Malaysia, where despite qualifying on pole position, he was passed by the McLarens of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton by the first corner. An overtaking attempt on Hamilton saw Massa run off the track and lose two more places, dropping down to fifth place, where he finished the race. Massa won the Grands Prix of Bahrain and Spain, both from pole position, and finished third in Monaco.
Massa was black flagged in the Canadian Grand Prix for leaving the pit lane while the red light was showing [1] and finished on the podium behind Lewis Hamilton and Alonso in the United States Grand Prix. At the French Grand Prix, he led for most of the race before losing first place to teammate Kimi Räikkönen during the final round of pitstops. Massa later blamed heavy traffic for losing the lead. He qualified in fourth place for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, but on the first parade lap his car stalled, and he was forced to start in 21st position from the pit lane. However, he was able to move through the field, eventually finishing in fifth place behind Robert Kubica.
At the European Grand Prix he took third place in the qualifying session while his teammate Kimi Räikkönen secured pole position. Massa finished second in the race, after Fernando Alonso passed him with 5 laps remaining. After the race, when Massa came to congratulate Alonso for winning the race and Alonso expressed dissatisfaction at Massa's aggressive attempt to avoid being overtaken. This discussion led to a verbal dispute between the two drivers[citation needed].
Massa won the 2007 Turkish Grand Prix, which was his second win at the circuit. Fellow Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen finished second and Fernando Alonso came third.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
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2002 | Sauber Petronas | Sauber C21 | Petronas 02A 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret |
MAL 6 |
BRA Ret |
SMR 8 |
ESP 5 |
AUT Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN 9 |
EUR 6 |
GBR 9 |
FRA Ret |
GER 7 |
HUN 7 |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
USA |
JPN Ret |
13th | 4 | ||
2004 | Sauber Petronas | Sauber C23 | Petronas 04A 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret |
MAL 8 |
BHR 12 |
SMR 10 |
ESP 9 |
MON 5 |
EUR 9 |
CAN Ret |
USA Ret |
FRA 13 |
GBR 9 |
GER 13 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 4 |
ITA 12 |
CHN 8 |
JPN 9 |
BRA 8 |
12th | 12 | |
2005 | Sauber Petronas | Sauber C24 | Petronas 05A 3.0 V10 | AUS 10 |
MAL 10 |
BHR 7 |
SMR 10 |
ESP 11 |
MON 9 |
EUR 14 |
CAN 4 |
USA DNS |
FRA Ret |
GBR 10 |
GER 8 |
HUN 14 |
TUR Ret |
ITA 9 |
BEL 10 |
BRA 11 |
JPN 10 |
CHN 6 |
13th | 11 |
2006 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
Ferrari 248 F1 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 9 |
MAL 5 |
AUS Ret |
SMR 4 |
EUR 3 |
ESP 4 |
MON 9 |
GBR 5 |
CAN 6 |
USA 2 |
FRA 3 |
GER 2 |
HUN 7 |
TUR 1 |
ITA 9 |
CHN Ret |
JPN 2 |
BRA 1 |
3rd | 80 | |
2007 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
Ferrari F2007 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 6 |
MAL 5 |
BHR 1 |
ESP 1 |
MON 3 |
CAN DSQ |
USA 3 |
FRA 2 |
GBR 5 |
EUR 2 |
HUN 13 |
TUR 1 |
ITA Ret |
BEL 2 |
JPN 6 |
CHN |
BRA |
4th* | 80* |
*Season in progress.
Trivia
On 24 August 2007, Felipe Massa stated that he is a fan of Fenerbahçe [2]. Massa said: "Zico was idol of my childhood, Roberto Carlos is my best friend. I am a Fenerbahçe fan, because it is just like Brazilian team. I love Turkey, as I won my first championship race in Turkey, it has special value for me."
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